[users@httpd] automatic reload of apache.conf

[Alain Schoenmakers <as...@gti-ia-zo.nl>]

Hi All,

I was wondering if apache has something like a auto reload
feature of it configuration. The following has happend :

I edited my configuration (apache.conf) and altered the values
of MaxServers and keep-alive time. I saved the configuration but
DID NOT start and stop or restart the apache server(on purpose).

After 2 days my apache server was down (bad gateway), because of an 
error in the configuration I edited. I think this means the edited 
configuration file was loaded without an restart of the apache server
or the host system.

How is the possible ??

Thanx in advance,
Alain


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Re: [users@httpd] automatic reload of apache.conf

["Neil A. Hillard" <ne...@agustawestland.com>]

Hi,

Alain Schoenmakers wrote:
> I was wondering if apache has something like a auto reload
> feature of it configuration. The following has happend :
> 
> I edited my configuration (apache.conf) and altered the values
> of MaxServers and keep-alive time. I saved the configuration but
> DID NOT start and stop or restart the apache server(on purpose).
> 
> After 2 days my apache server was down (bad gateway), because of an
> error in the configuration I edited. I think this means the edited
> configuration file was loaded without an restart of the apache server
> or the host system.
> 
> How is the possible ??

More than likely when your logs were rotated. Apache won't reload its
config unless told to.

You'll probably find something like:

/bin/kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/httpd.pid 2>/dev/null` 2> /dev/null || tru
e

if you're running logrotate.

HTH,


				Neil.

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