Apache not starting

[tech291083]

i have been trying to start apache server on fedora 5 but some how it is not working. it went to the services icon on the menu and entered the root password and then ticked httpd and clicked on restart but it is taking ages. help me please. thanks.

[aioshin]

check your log files... as root, restart apache while viewing your logs...

command as root:

tail -f /var/log/messages

or do a config test, make sure you do

su -

then

apachectl configtest

it will tell you if you have some syntax error on httpd.conf

[jlc]

You can also try starting it from the command line a couple different ways.

 

# service httpd start
Starting httpd: [  OK  ]
# service httpd stop
Stopping httpd: [  OK  ]

 

or

 

# service httpd stop
Stopping httpd: [  OK  ]
# /etc/init.d/httpd stop
Stopping httpd: [  OK  ]

 

or Use this if your httpd.conf is located some were else. (maybe not a default FC package)

 

# /usr/sbin/apachectl -f /tools/IBM/httpd/conf/httpd.conf -k start
# /usr/sbin/apachectl -f /tools/IBM/httpd/conf/httpd.conf -k stop

 

 

Probably more ways but heh.

 

Like aioshin mentioned, run the apachectl configtest to make sure your httpd.conf is ok.

 

# apachectl configtest
Syntax OK

 

 

 

Is your Apache the default one that comes with FC or did you build your own?