Are you using php? If you disable it does apache start? Otherwise please send us asap your config files.
Thanks Fabio On Sat, 28 Feb 2004, Neil Williams wrote: > Package: apache > Version: 1.3.29.0.1-5 > Severity: grave > Tags: sid > Justification: renders package unusable > > After the most recent cron-apt update on testing, apache simply fails to > start but gives no error reports. /var/run/apache.pid is not deleted. No > syntax changes or errors in httpd.conf. > > Trying to restart apache complains about existence of the pid file but > again exits silently. > > apachectl start appears to show a successful start but ps waux shows no > apache processes. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Kernel: Linux 2.4.23-1-686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C > > Versions of packages apache depends on: > ii apache-common 1.3.29.0.1-5 Support files for all Apache > webse > ii debconf 1.4.11 Debian configuration management > sy > ii dpkg 1.10.18.1 Package maintenance system for > Deb > ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > an > ii libdb4.2 4.2.52-11 Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries > [ > ii libexpat1 1.95.6-6 XML parsing C library - runtime > li > ii libmagic1 4.07-2 File type determination library > us > ii libpam0g 0.76-15 Pluggable Authentication Modules > l > ii logrotate 3.6.5-2 Log rotation utility > ii mime-support 3.25-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & > 'mailcap > ii perl [perl5] 5.8.3-2 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction > > -- debconf information: > apache/server-name: localhost > apache/document-root: /var/www > apache/server-port: 80 > * apache/enable-suexec: false > apache/init: true > apache/server-admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (garfield.codehelp is an internal address only, use > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- <user> fajita: step one <fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log. <user> fajita: step two <fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.