Apache problem

[Tom Wilson]

On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 13:39, Brian Witowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just upgraded to Apache 2.0.44 (from source) on a Caldera 3.1 Linux box.
> Installation went fine, however I no longer have a /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd
> file to launch httpd.  I did track down the /usr/local/apache2/apachectl
> file which appears to have the same function.

Using apachectl is the preferred way to start/stop Apache. 

> In other words, typing in "./apachectl start" will start the daemon.  My
> problem is that I can't make it executable!  I have tried every 'chmod'
> combination possible.  I've tried chmod a+x and even that doesn't work.  It
> needs to have the "./" in front of it.

If your are in the /usr/local/apache2 directory you have to have the ./
in there so it knows to look in the current directory for the script. If
you are in a directory other than the /usr/local/apache2 directory
apachectl should work if you put /usr/local/apache2 in your path. Or you
can use the full path to apachectl.

If you want to start Apache at boot time stick
/usr/local/apache2/apachectl start in the /etc/rc.local file.

> 
> Does this version NOT have the /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd script?  Why can't I
> make it executable?

Did you install Apache the first time during the install of the OS?  I
believe when I once used Apache from the default install of the OS it
had the /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd and other times when I compiled from
source it didn't.  That was awhile ago and my memory is no good.  YMMV.


--Tom Wilson