Problem Starting Apache 1.3.22

["Geyer, Thomas L." <GE...@timken.com>]

I am installing Apache 1.3.22 on an AIX 4.3.3 server. When I first start
Apache I get the following error message:
	# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
	Syntax error on line 296 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
	Expected </Directory> but saw </Directory>
	/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

Instead of including the complete httpd.conf file, I have included the lines
around line 296 below:

	# First, we configure the "default" to be a very restrictive set of
	# permissions.
	#
	<Directory />
	    Options FollowSymLinks
	    AllowOverride None
	</Directory>

	#
	# Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
	# particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working
as
	# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
	# below.

I do not see the problem, I have been fighting with this for a month. If
anyone has any ideas on the problem please let me know. The help would be
greatly appreciated.		

Thomas L. Geyer
Email:geyer@timken.com
Phone:(330) 471-2073
Fax:(330) 471-4034 



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Re: Problem Starting Apache 1.3.22

[Rodent of Unusual Size <Ke...@Golux.Com>]

Owen Boyle wrote:
> 
> "Geyer, Thomas L." wrote:
> >
> > I am installing Apache 1.3.22 on an AIX 4.3.3 server.
> > 
> >   Expected </Directory> but saw </Directory>
> >   /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
> 
> Weird...
> 
> <wild-guess>
> could be invisible characters corrupting the file? Try:

No, this is a known bug in that rev of the AIX compiler.
This is in the FAQ, along with a pointer to the fix.
-- 
#ken	P-)}

Ken Coar, Sanagendamgagwedweinini  http://Golux.Com/coar/
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Re: Problem Starting Apache 1.3.22

[Owen Boyle <ob...@bourse.ch>]

"Geyer, Thomas L." wrote:
> 
> I am installing Apache 1.3.22 on an AIX 4.3.3 server. When I first start
> Apache I get the following error message:
>         # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
>         Syntax error on line 296 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
>         Expected </Directory> but saw </Directory>
>         /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

Weird... 

<wild-guess>
could be invisible characters corrupting the file? Try:

$ od -c httpd.conf | more 

then work through the file looking for funny escape sequences (was this
file ever on another system, e.g. Windows?)
</wild-guess>

Rgds,

Owen Boyle

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RE: Problem Starting Apache 1.3.22

[Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>]

> From: Geyer, Thomas L. [mailto:GEYER@timken.com]

> I am installing Apache 1.3.22 on an AIX 4.3.3 server. When I first start
> Apache I get the following error message:
> 	# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
> 	Syntax error on line 296 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
> 	Expected </Directory> but saw </Directory>
> 	/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

See:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#aixccbug

Joshua. 

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