fresh apache install

[sde]

thought i'd start a new thread on this.

now i have apache in /usr/local/apache

there is another directory: /usr/local/apache/bin where all my executables are.

i'm having a hard time understanding how to start and restart the way other services do. in fact, .. i'm not sure how to make it a service to show up in my "ntsysv" screen.

i can start, stop, restart the server by using: ./apachectl restart

but i used to be able to type /etc/init.d/httpd restart

i guess i'm asking 2 questions here:

1. how do i make apache a service
2. how do i start/stop/restart w/o having to type "./" before apachectl or httpd ?

either way, i can manage now by just navigating to my apache directory, .. but i really want to understand this.

[sdeming]

Mike,

In /etc/init.d you will find your startup scripts. For an example, look at /etc/init.d/sendmail.

Here are a couple of things that you will want to learn and understand, read their man pages etc:

- init
- chkconfig

Run apachectl to get the command set:

- start
- stop
- restart
- configtest
- graceful

Generally, writing an /etc/init.d/httpd script is straight forward, just make sure you have the chkconfig line in there so you can turn it on and off as a service.

When you make changes to httpd.conf, make sure to run "apachectl configtest" before restarting.

There are numerous startup scripts out there that should just drop in and run for you with slight changes to file paths and such. Here is a very common one:

- http://www.e-gineer.com/instructions/httpd

Yeah put it in your start up scripts (I use Slackware and System V init scripts so I can't help you out there.). What I find to be helpful is make a symbolic link from /www to /usr/local/apache it has made it faster to move. I don't know what is the reason that it's not starting, but I would say have a look at httpd.conf and also do whereis apachectl there are probably some left over things from the last apache install

[sde]

thanks , that looks like it will work nicely !