[users@httpd] Re: [SPAM] Re: [users@httpd] Two versions of Apache

[ht...@karsites.net]

You might like to make a copy of your original boot script 
that is used to start apache. Then you can edit that, as 
already mentioned, and then uninstall the default apache 
that comes with your distro.

(It is also a good idea save/backup any altered system 
scripts like this in a safe place, so you can reinstall 
them if you do an OS reinstall or upgrade later.)

If you are not using the default apache, and it is still 
installed, you will find it is updated when you do a 
security update, which is a waste of time.

The same applies to other services that you install 
along side default installations, such as php or mysql.

An alternative way to start apache would be to add something 
like this to your boot.local script, but you will not get 
the nice information messages to say apache, mysql or 
whatever has started up at boot time.

Don't forget to add entries to your halt.local script to 
shut down the services that you start from boot.local.

contents of my boot.local script:

#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2002 SuSE Linux AG Nuernberg, Germany.  All rights reserved.
#
# Author: Werner Fink <we...@suse.de>, 1996
#         Burchard Steinbild <fe...@suse.de>, 1996
#
# /etc/init.d/boot.local
#
# script with local commands to be executed from init on system startup
#
# Here you should add things, that should happen directly after booting
# before we're going to the first run level.

# start the MySQL 5.0.18 server
/usr/local/mysql-5.0.18/bin/start-mysql-5.0.18

# start apache 2.2.0 web server
/usr/local/apache-2.2.0/bin/apachectl start


contents of halt.local:

#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2002 SuSE Linux AG Nuernberg, Germany.  All rights reserved.
#
# Author: Werner Fink <we...@suse.de>, 1998
#         Burchard Steinbild, 1998
#
# /etc/init.d/halt.local
#
# script with local commands to be executed from init on system shutdown
#
# Here you should add things, that should happen directly before shuting
# down.

# stop the apache 2.2.0 web server
/usr/local/apache-2.2.0/bin/apachectl stop

# stop the MySQL 5.0.18 database server
/usr/local/mysql-5.0.18/bin/stop-mysql-5.0.18

You also could post your original apache boot script to the 
list, for us to tell you where it needs editing, if you 
prefer to use that method.

HTH

Keith


In theory, theory and practice are the same;
In practice they are not. 

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, Roger wrote:

> To: users@httpd.apache.org, gfrank@neoservers.com
> From: Roger <ro...@mirasol.co.za>
> Subject: [SPAM] Re: [users@httpd] Two versions of Apache
> 
> Thanks again, but what do i edit in that httpd file
> 
> On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 02:39 -0600, Graham Frank wrote:
> 
> > Check for the file /etc/rc.d./init.d/httpd
> > 
> > If it exists, then go ahead and edit it with any text editor and change the httpd path.  That way, it will start your custom apache instead of the one which came with your os.
> > 
> > -Graham
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > From:  Roger <ro...@mirasol.co.za>
> > Subj:  [users@httpd] Two versions of Apache
> > Date:  Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:33 am
> > Size:  670 bytes
> > To:  users@httpd.apache.org
> > 
> >        I installed Apache 2 on Fedora this Saturday.I have a problem, whenever i restart my machine, it starts up the default httpd service that comes with Fedora, meaning i have two versions running and i have to shut down the default httpd then go to 
> >  
> >  /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start.
> >  
> >  I find this very cumbersome to do, how can i remove the default httpd so that whenever i start or run Linux, it uses the newer version!    
> > 
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