On Nov 30, 2007 10:45 PM, j k wrote: > running apache 2.0.59-r5 on two almost identical servers (both dual core > intel cpus but not same speed) with identical config files on both. > > The only other difference between the two servers is that I have an extra > kernel network driver module built-in on the backup server that works > correctly. I've done the same on the production server but have not yet > rebooted it so it is running slightly different kernel. > > On one server mod_status, mod_info and mod_access all load but on the > other they don't. > I can see this from the phpinfo() list of loaded modules for each. > > same conf for both: > APACHE2_OPTS="-D DEFAULT_VHOST -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST -D CGI -D PHP5 -D SSL > -D PYTHON -D PERL -D INFO" > > Background: > i'm running gentoo linux on a production server and needed to end the use > of php4, so to stop the heart palpitations that come from rebuilding lots of > apps at the same time on a live server, I set up a backup server and cloned > the production server onto it. On the backup I nixed php4 and updated php5 > to the latest, restarted apache and after a few php.ini tweaks all went > much better than I expected: few errors. > Heartened with the trial result I tried the same on the production server > and everything went well except that for some reason server-status and > server-info are no longer working, they return a 404 file not found. > Everything else seems perfect. > > Here's most probably where the problem lies: > I noticed when I restarted apache on the production server only it gives > start-up errors: > > # /etc/init.d/apache2 restart > > : command not found: line 2: > > : command not found: line 25: > > : command not found: line 31: > > : command not found: line 34: > > : command not found: line 39: > > : command not found: line 43: > > : command not found: line 50: > > * Stopping apache2 ... > [ ok ] > > * Starting apache2 ... > [ ok ] > > can't see anything susicious in the error log in fact it's the exact same > messages as on the one that works correctly. > > I looked in /etc/init.d/apache2 and can't for the life of me see what > those lines refer to, the line numbers make no sense. I'm guessing that > apache is not loading some part of the http.conf file, likely around about > where it loads the modules in question. > What's strange is that I can copy the entire /etc/apache2 folder from the > server where it doesn't work right over to the other overwriting it's > apache2 folder, restart apache there and everything works just fine. I don't > get it...what's happening here? >
The error messages seems to have been caused blank lines in /etc/conf.d/apache2 Once I deleted those lines: no startup or configtest errors... BUT apache still does not load mod_access, mod_info and mod_status for some reason. It used to do this before I updated PHP. I guess that must have to do with the APACHE2_OPTS OK that's fixed also now (gremlins) I had changed the line from: APACHE2_OPTS="-D DEFAULT_VHOST -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST -D CGI -D PHP5CGI -D PHP4 -D SSL -D PYTHON -D PERL -D INFO" to APACHE2_OPTS="-D DEFAULT_VHOST -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST -D CGI -D PHP5 -D SSL -D PYTHON -D PERL -D INFO" by deleting out the php4 stuff and that seems to be what broke it (it's not like I changed that part of the line and PERL was loading). To fix it I cut -D INFO from the end and put it just before -D PERL and now it works, like I say: gremlins. Who knows? And now I've put it back where it was and it also works! I guess why ask why. Happy that it is working again.
