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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
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The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
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<A HREF="http://bugs.apache.org/index/full/2312";>problem report #2312</A>.
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<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>
+ <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+ Apache 1.1.3, which is outdated.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>
+ <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>
+ <P>
+ We can't stress enough how important it is for folks, <EM>especially
+ vendors</EM> 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">
