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[users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Hi everyone,
We all know that we compile apache to suit our needs,
customized according to our requirement and for a more
robust web server.
However, for apache newbies like me, the preinstalled
apache is a lot easier to do as compared to compiling
your own.
I tried compiling from scratch but have no idea if the
compile was successful or not since I did not get any
error or exit messages upon compile time.
It would be a nice experience as well as a challenge
for me if I could successfully compile one and have
apache up and running.
Please advise me if I have done the right sequence of
procedure or unless otherwise?
I have installed Fedora Core 1 on a test/development
machine, selected web server package which has the
built-in preinstalled apache software, went to the
internet and downloaded from one of apache sites -
httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz, followed the
instructions in one of apache books as with the
following procedures:
1. Moved the downloaded archive to a convenient
location for unpacking, /usr/local/src.
2. Extracted the .tar.gz file, # tar -vzxf
httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz.
3. cd to where the binary has been extracted,
/usr/local/apache
4. # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
5. # make
6. # make install
7. # /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl start
>From here on, I am lost. I edited the httpd.conf file
added all information about the site from listen
directive to VirtualHost directives, did try to issue
the command, # service httpd restart and nothing
happened. Is this because this has been a new compile,
I still need to add this as a service on xinetd?
Have I missed out something here? Please kindly
advice.
Any thoughts, insights and help on how to check if the
compile was successful would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Servie
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[users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by InHisGrip <se...@yahoo.com>.
Hi Eimantas,
Yes, I will delete all comments from httpd.conf as
suggested.
Thanks very much for this good tip.
InHisGrip,
Servie
--- Eimantas Vaiciunas <ei...@sc.vu.lt>
wrote:
> On Thursday 22 July 2004 07:23, InHisGrip wrote:
> > Does this mean that the command should be:
> > # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
> Yes, it means this should be the command.
>
> Another tip: delete all the comments from
> httpd.conf. It will be much shorter.
> I know it will be a little bit confusing about
> having directive without any
> explanation what it's doing, but since apache comes
> with manual, you can
> check directives any time by viewing apropriate
> section in apache manual.
> Personally for me it helped to learn directives more
> fluently than comments
> in httpd.conf file.
>
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by Eimantas Vaiciunas <ei...@sc.vu.lt>.
On Thursday 22 July 2004 07:23, InHisGrip wrote:
> Does this mean that the command should be:
> # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
Yes, it means this should be the command.
Another tip: delete all the comments from httpd.conf. It will be much shorter.
I know it will be a little bit confusing about having directive without any
explanation what it's doing, but since apache comes with manual, you can
check directives any time by viewing apropriate section in apache manual.
Personally for me it helped to learn directives more fluently than comments
in httpd.conf file.
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Re: [users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by "Scot L. Harris" <we...@cfl.rr.com>.
On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 01:23, InHisGrip wrote:
> Hi Scot,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I will definitely follow what you have suggested.
>
> Incidentally, you made some correction as below:
>
> 7. # /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl start
> > >
> > ---------------------------^^ need a / here
> >
>
> Does this mean that the command should be:
> # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again and hope
> it works this time around.
>
> Regards,
> Servie
>
Correct. /usr/local/apache/bin is the directory where the command
apachectl is located.
If you put a space between those I would expect an error message along
the lines of bin is a directory.
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Re: [users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by InHisGrip <se...@yahoo.com>.
Hi Scot,
Thanks for the reply.
I will definitely follow what you have suggested.
Incidentally, you made some correction as below:
7. # /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl start
> >
> ---------------------------^^ need a / here
>
Does this mean that the command should be:
# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again and hope
it works this time around.
Regards,
Servie
--- "Scot L. Harris" <we...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 23:50, InHisGrip wrote:
>
> > 1. Moved the downloaded archive to a convenient
> > location for unpacking, /usr/local/src.
> > 2. Extracted the .tar.gz file, # tar -vzxf
> > httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz.
> > 3. cd to where the binary has been extracted,
> > /usr/local/apache
> > 4. # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
> > 5. # make
> > 6. # make install
> > 7. # /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl start
> >
> ---------------------------^^ need a / here
>
> > >From here on, I am lost. I edited the httpd.conf
> file
> > added all information about the site from listen
> > directive to VirtualHost directives, did try to
> issue
> > the command, # service httpd restart and nothing
> > happened. Is this because this has been a new
> compile,
> > I still need to add this as a service on xinetd?
> >
> > Have I missed out something here? Please kindly
> > advice.
>
> Unless you installed a startup script in /etc/init.d
> for httpd the
> service httpd restart will not do anything.
>
> I don't remember if the tarball comes with a startup
> script, check in
> the directory where you untared the package. There
> might be one there.
> If not grab one from a running fedora system and
> modify it to run the
> commands from the right directories, copy it to
> /etc/init.d and the run
>
> chkconfig --add httpd
> service httpd start
>
> That will take care of setting up the symbolic links
> for the startup
> script in the various /etc/rc#.d directories and
> httpd will be restarted
> when you reboot the system.
>
> --
> Scot L. Harris
> webid@cfl.rr.com
>
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>
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by "Scot L. Harris" <we...@cfl.rr.com>.
On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 23:50, InHisGrip wrote:
> 1. Moved the downloaded archive to a convenient
> location for unpacking, /usr/local/src.
> 2. Extracted the .tar.gz file, # tar -vzxf
> httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz.
> 3. cd to where the binary has been extracted,
> /usr/local/apache
> 4. # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache
> 5. # make
> 6. # make install
> 7. # /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl start
>
---------------------------^^ need a / here
> >From here on, I am lost. I edited the httpd.conf file
> added all information about the site from listen
> directive to VirtualHost directives, did try to issue
> the command, # service httpd restart and nothing
> happened. Is this because this has been a new compile,
> I still need to add this as a service on xinetd?
>
> Have I missed out something here? Please kindly
> advice.
Unless you installed a startup script in /etc/init.d for httpd the
service httpd restart will not do anything.
I don't remember if the tarball comes with a startup script, check in
the directory where you untared the package. There might be one there.
If not grab one from a running fedora system and modify it to run the
commands from the right directories, copy it to /etc/init.d and the run
chkconfig --add httpd
service httpd start
That will take care of setting up the symbolic links for the startup
script in the various /etc/rc#.d directories and httpd will be restarted
when you reboot the system.
--
Scot L. Harris
webid@cfl.rr.com
Hacker's Quicky #313:
Sour Cream -n- Onion Potato Chips
Microwave Egg Roll
Chocolate Milk
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[users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by InHisGrip <se...@yahoo.com>.
Hi Nick,
Yes, the file name looks kind of different. But I got
it from the apache.org site from one of its mirrors.
Can you please lead me to the right URL so that I can
download the correct tarball?
Thanks a lot.
InHisGrip,
Servie
--- Nick Kew <ni...@webthing.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, InHisGrip wrote:
>
> > httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
>
> That doesn't look like a source tarball to me.
> If it is then it's from some packager, not from
> Apache.
>
> Doesn't it - or a site you got it from - tell you
> what to do?
>
> --
> Nick Kew
>
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Checking if Apache Compile is Successful
Posted by Nick Kew <ni...@webthing.com>.
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, InHisGrip wrote:
> httpd-2.0.50-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
That doesn't look like a source tarball to me.
If it is then it's from some packager, not from Apache.
Doesn't it - or a site you got it from - tell you what to do?
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