dgaudet 98/02/14 05:06:26
Modified: htdocs/manual/misc FAQ.html
Log:
I am tired tired tired of dealing with "kill -9" and "killall -whatever
httpd" bugs
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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.106 $ ($Date: 1998/02/11 15:14:33 $)
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The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -258,6 +258,13 @@
<LI><A HREF="#namevhost">I upgraded to Apache 1.3b and now my
virtual hosts don't work!</A>
</LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#redhat">I'm using RedHat Linux and I have problems with
httpd
+ dying randomly or not restarting properly</A>
+ </LI>
+ <li><a href="#stopping">I upgraded from an Apache version earlier
+ than 1.2.0 and suddenly I have problems with Apache dying randomly
+ or not restarting properly</a>
+ </li>
</OL>
</LI>
</UL>
@@ -2169,6 +2176,61 @@
</P>
<HR>
</LI>
+
+ <li><a name="redhat"><strong>I'm using RedHat Linux and I have problems
with httpd
+ dying randomly or not restarting properly</strong></a>
+
+ <p>RedHat Linux versions 4.x (and possibly earlier) rpms contain
+ various nasty scripts which do not stop or restart Apache properly.
+ These can affect you even if you're not running the RedHat supplied
+ rpms.
+
+ <p> If you're using the default install then you're probably running
+ Apache 1.1.3, which is outdated. From RedHat's ftp site you can
+ pick up a more recent RPM for Apache 1.2.x. This will solve one of
+ the problems.
+
+ <p> If you're using a custom built Apache rather than the RedHat rpms
+ then you should <code>rpm -e apache</code>. In particular you want
+ the mildly broken <code>/etc/logrotate.d/apache</code> script to be
+ removed, and you want the broken <code>/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd</code>
+ (or <code>httpd.init</code>) script to be removed. The latter is
+ actually fixed by the apache-1.2.5 rpms but if you're building your
+ own Apache then you probably don't want the RedHat files.
+
+ <p>We can't stress enough how important it is for folks, <i>especially
+ vendors</i> to follow the <a href="../stopping.html">stopping Apache
+ directions</a> given in our documentation. In RedHat's defense,
+ the broken scripts were necessary with Apache 1.1.x because the
+ Linux support in 1.1.x was very poor, and there were various race
+ conditions on all platforms. None of this should be necessary with
+ Apache 1.2 and later.
+ </p>
+ <hr>
+ </li>
+
+ <li><a name="stopping"><strong>I upgraded from an Apache version earlier
+ than 1.2.0 and suddenly I have problems with Apache dying randomly
+ or not restarting properly</strong></a>
+
+ <p>You should read <a href="#redhat">the previous note</a> about
+ problems with RedHat installations. It is entirely likely that your
+ installation has start/stop/restart scripts which were built for
+ an earlier version of Apache. Versions earlier than 1.2.0 had
+ various race conditions that made it necessary to use
+ <code>kill -9</code> at times to take out all the httpd servers.
+ But that should not be necessary any longer. You should follow
+ the <a href="../stopping.html">directions on how to stop
+ and restart Apache</a>.
+
+ <p>As of Apache 1.3 there is a script
+ <code>src/support/apachectl</code> which, after a bit of
+ customization, is suitable for starting, stopping, and restarting
+ your server.
+ </p>
+ <hr>
+
+ </li>
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