i got it to work now...mysqld was stopped...coz i upgraded it through up2date. But funny thing is the error log is not telling me anything about mysql...
the error log reads this... [Tue Jul 15 10:24:57 2003] [crit] (17)File exists: unable to create scoreboard ( name-based shared memory failure) [Tue Jul 15 10:29:38 2003] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authent ication ... [Tue Jul 15 10:29:38 2003] [notice] Digest: done [Tue Jul 15 10:29:40 2003] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authent ication ... [Tue Jul 15 10:29:40 2003] [notice] Digest: done [Tue Jul 15 10:29:41 2003] [notice] Apache/2.0.40 (Red Hat Linux) configured -- resuming normal operations [Tue Jul 15 10:29:41 2003] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] Directory index forbidd en by rule: /var/www/html/ [Tue Jul 15 10:30:07 2003] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] Directory index forbid den by rule: /var/www/html/ [Tue Jul 15 10:30:32 2003] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down [Tue Jul 15 10:30:33 2003] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authent ication ... [Tue Jul 15 10:30:33 2003] [notice] Digest: done [Tue Jul 15 10:30:34 2003] [notice] Apache/2.0.40 (Red Hat Linux) configured -- resuming normal operations [Tue Jul 15 10:31:29 2003] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down [Tue Jul 15 10:31:31 2003] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authent ication ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph A Nagy Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:12 AM Subject: Re: apache not starting up On Monday 14 July 2003 21:18, Daniel Tan wrote this in an attempt to be witty and informative: > hi, > i am trying to start up my apache using service httpd start.i get > ok.but when i point to the page, no page displayed. > i am listening on another port instead of the normal port 80. > doing a restart of the service does not help too n i always get a > failed status for stopping the process > > from log file > Jul 15 10:07:07 mail httpd: httpd shutdown succeeded > Jul 15 10:07:09 mail httpd: httpd startup succeeded > Jul 15 10:08:02 mail httpd: httpd shutdown failed > Jul 15 10:08:03 mail httpd: httpd startup succeeded > Jul 15 10:09:08 mail httpd: httpd shutdown failed > Jul 15 10:09:10 mail httpd: httpd startup succeeded <snip> Have you checked your error.log? check /var/log/httpd/ That'll tell you what the problem is. -- Wielder of the mighty +1 LARTsaber of Unsubscribe Instructions At End of Message, the +3 Clue-by-Four of No Attachments to a Mailing List, and the -4 Shield of No Spell Checker http://joseph-a-nagy-jr.homelinux.org -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Email Virus Scanner, and is believed to be clean. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list