setup the apache

[juno2]

I have just install the apache server , but when start it " /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start " , it pop the message ""/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started " , can suggest how to config it ? thx.

[Stuart Browne]

What does the line starting with 'HTTPD' say?

The comments above it should say "# the path to your httpd binary, including options if necessary".

It should point to your apache binary. If it's a custom build, then it will probably be something like '/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd'. Make sure that this file does exist, and is executable by the user you are running 'apachectl' with.

[Claudio Cilloni]

Be sure that there aren't errors in apache's configuration file.

Ciao
Claudio

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

very general Apache's problem is unknown host name; in this case you need or define host/domain name in hosts/DNS/NIS or add ServerName to httpd.conf

Vitaly

[Huc_1]

Sometimes more informations can be found in

/var/log/httpd/error.log
/var/log/https/access.log

and/or in

/var/log/messages

J-P

[K.C. Chan]

Can you run "httpd -t" to check the configuration file and post error messages, if any.

[Steven E. Protter]

if httpd -t produces errors, I would suggest restoring httpd.conf.original and trying to start the apache web server.

If that fails you may wish to remove and reinstall the product, depending on what customization you've done.

If you have recently doen a Red Hat 7-9 upgrade or 8-9 upgrade, if you weren't careful that could have trashed the httpd.conf file.

SEP

[juno2]

I hv created a nobody group , it is OK now.