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Doug White wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, WebMaster wrote:
> > I erase the error_log, but i create a new one but it doesn4t write on it.
> 
> You need to put a 0-length file there before apache will remake it.  use
> the 'touch' command to make one.


I thought it's also needed to send apache a HUP 
kill -HUP `cat <path ... where ... apache ... pid-file ... is>`

Darius Moos.