More Apache issues

[Kurt Wall]

An unnamed Administration source, Brian Witowski, wrote:
% Greets,

EHLO.

% Since upgrading to Apache 2.0.44, a few things appear to not work any
% longer.  For instance, trying to start apache from withing Webmin no longer
% works.  I've looked at the paths in the module configuration and everything
% appears to be in order.  It gives a message "Failed to start apache", but
% upon doing a ps -ax, I have 6 httpd's running.  So it appears that it is in
% fact running.  Which is fine.  But since the Webmin module thinks it failed,
% I never get the the 'Stop Apached' option, or 'Restart' option for that
% matter.

I believe this has to do with Webmin trying to scribble in or read
from a pid file (normally stored in /var/run). We encountered a similar
problem at Caldera, and it turned out to be that Webmin was looking
in one location for a pid file and the upgraded Apache was putting
the pid file in a different location. After getting Apache and Webmin
on the same page in terms of where to look for the pid file, everything
was fine. The Apache directive `PidFile' will tell you where Apache
puts it, so make sure Webmin is looking in the same place for the
same file.

% Also, if I attempt to set up virtual hosts (name, not address), it ignores
% the virtual hosts and will only allow me to access the default host.  I had
% two virtual hosts working prior to upgrading.  I have given the aliases 'C'
% records in bind configuration etc.

Can't help you here.

% Any pointers or info on using apache 2.x with Webmin 1.070?

http://www.webmin.com/ ? :-)

Kurt
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