apache2 won't start on boot

[Retriever II]

Just a small problem, not really critical since I'm only running the webserver for personal use, but it's annoying none the less.

I added apache2 to run default

[M104]

What exactly does it say when it complains? You can try a

[chrismage]

i seem to be having the same problem. i'm fairly certain that the problem lies within the init script. (/etc/init.d/apache2)
here is the output.

[Retriever II]

Yeah, that's the message.

However, after doing that for the past three days, I started the computer up this morning, and it randomly decided to work, and I have no idea why. I'll just hope it stays that way. Seems to be the story of all my errors. Just clear themselves up after a few days.

[M104]

Is there a new version of the init script waiting to be updated by etc-update? Did you delete the update to the latest version? I'm glad you got yours to work Retriever II!
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[GreyArea]

I had the same problem - however this was solved by fixing a mistake in /etc/conf.d/apache2 from

[blight01]

[blight01]

[blight01]

Hello again...

First step:

If you already have an apache2 script added in some runlevel <runlevel>, you have to delete it from that runlevel <runlevel>:

#rc-update del apache2 <runlevel>


apache2 seems to depend of some services like we can see it in the
/etc/init.d/apache2 script:

#!/sbin/runscript
# Copyright 1999-2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-www/apache/files/2.0.40/apache2.initd,v$

opts="${opts} reload"

depend() {
need net
use mysql dns logger netmount
after sshd
}

(For an explanation of these dependency types such as "need" or "use", go to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rc-scripts.xml)


In fact, apache2 seems to depend (NEED) of the "net" service and particularly of the internet interface...The problem is that "need net" in the apache2 script is not "sufficient" to ensure that all net services will be brought up before the execution of the apache2 script (go to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rc-scripts.xml: "When multiple initscripts provide a certain virtual (for instance if you have multiple net.eth* scripts which all provide "net"), only a single one will be seen as a possible dependency. So if you need net, then the rc script will use one of the available net.eth* scripts, not all!)")...Thus, if you have more than 1 interface, the "need net" in apache2 script will not be "sufficient" and apache2 script can be launched once 1 of your interfaces has only been brought up...

To resolve this, you must add the "need" (or "use" ??) dependency type with the script(s) that initializes the other interfaces...In my case, I must add the speedtouch script as a need dependency of the apache2 script:

#!/sbin/runscript
# Copyright 1999-2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-www/apache/files/2.0.40/apache2.initd,v$

opts="${opts} reload"

depend() {
need net speedtouch
use mysql dns logger netmount
after sshd
}

...If you have an Alcatel speedtouch usb like me, take care of add the speedtouch script and not the net.ppp0 script in the apache2 script! Because the net.ppp0 script contains a setup_cfg_files() function that erases your ppp configuration files (in /etc/ppp/ directory) and if ever net.ppp0 is called, your connection to the internet with your Speedtouch will not probably work any more.
(To prevent that net.ppp0 automatically generates configuration files in /etc/ppp, I think you can add the line AUTOCFGFILES="no" in the /etc/conf.d/net.ppp0 file.)

Second step:

You can add now your apache2 script in the same runlevel (in the example below, it is the default runlevel) that your speedtouch or another net scripts by typing:

#rc-update add apache2 default

Hope this will help...