Hi, To verify any Syntax errors in httpd.conf file, you can verify it using command - # httpd -t
If it returns okay then you can try starting the service. Is this the default installation ? There is no Apache Tag by the name PerlHandler. Regards, Sagar. On Thu, 2005-08-11 at 17:15, Pratik Singh wrote: > Hi All, > > I am facing a problem with Apache server as follows: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root] service httpd stop > Stopping httpd: [FAILED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root] service httpd startStarting httpd: > > [OK] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root] service httpd status > httpd dead but subsys locked > > There are no httpd.pid files generated in /var/run either. The only > files generated at /var/run are of the kind (which I deleted but it > was of no use): > httpd.mm.29452.sem > httpd.mm.29506.sem > > Again, the following command gives > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root] httpd -X > Syntax error on line 979 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: > Invalid command 'PerlHandler', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a > module not included in the server configuration > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root] > > Thanks in advance > > Rgds > Pratik > > -- > ______________________________________________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) > List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail > Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions. > -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.