Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:59:47 -0800 From: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: jmutter@ds.net, "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@ds.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: httpd will not start Message-ID: <00013118024700.00315@chip.homenet> References: <38953197.F1EC2D76@ds.net>
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, James A. Mutter wrote: > > I sent a message a bit ago but found the answer on a web site. > > Now when I enter ./apachectl start I get the following returned: > > httpd could not be started > > When I run ./apachectl configtest it returns Syntax OK > > What could be wrong? > > Chip W > > > First - the man page tells us that if you're running apache with > 'nonstandard paths' that you'll need to edit the apachectl script to > reflect the new path/environment. Have you tried that? > I installed it without making any changes, so it should be set to all defaults. > Second - how do you know that httpd isn't running? I had top running in a window and was watching for the many processes that httpd starts, they never started. > > Third - what port are you trying to run apache on? I _think_ that if > you're running on a port < 1024 you'll need to start apache as root. > Are you? I am starting it as root. And I believe it is by default on port 80. I haven't changed that. > > Finally - is the apache from the ports collection? My experience with > ports is that they'll generally start/run/work without any additional > configuration. This is from the ports collection, just a standard install, via ftp from freebsd.org ftp site. > > > > Good luck, > Jim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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