Hey mike, This was added to draft, so I'm re-sending this. I tried the command with -f option myself like this. (sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -V -f /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf) And the result is,
[sudo] password for padmahas: Server version: Apache/2.4.12 (Unix) Server built: Mar 31 2015 16:20:21 Server's Module Magic Number: 20120211:41 Server loaded: APR 1.5.1, APR-UTIL 1.5.4 Compiled using: APR 1.5.1, APR-UTIL 1.5.4 Architecture: 64-bit Server MPM: event threaded: yes (fixed thread count) forked: yes (variable process count) Server compiled with.... -D APR_HAS_SENDFILE -D APR_HAS_MMAP -D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled) -D APR_USE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZE -D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT -D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD -D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS -D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=256 -D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr" -D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/bin/suexec" -D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="logs/httpd.pid" -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status" -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log" -D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="conf/mime.types" -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf" On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Padmahas Bn <padma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello mike, > > I would like to clarify one thing. Whatever the apache related command I > execute inside /usr/local/apache2/bin, it all affecting the apache inside > /usr. The exact reason may be because I installed apache inside /usr at > first and only later I installed in "usr/local...." > > Hence if you want exact result of the *sudo > /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -V, *please tell me how to explicitly > specify the path as you suggested me in the last command using -f option(*sudo > /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k start -f** > /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf )*. > > So tell me if apache configures any environment variables and it may not > overwriting the path when I install second time inside /usr/local.... > > The steps I used to install apache2 > To install apr and apr-util I followed this link ( > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/general/apr.html). This is > where I came to know about --prefix option and I used "/usr" from this > tutorial. But irrespective of using /usr as --prefix, apr installed inside > /usr/local. > > Hence I used the same option for apache2 like this. ./configure > --prefix=/usr > Unfortunately apache2 was installed in the exact location inside /usr, by > merging its files inside bin. > > > Later I read in apache documentation, if --prefix not specified it will > install inside /usr/local... so I thought it would be easy if all apache > files is available inside one directory (apache2) which will be created by > server. This time I just ran ./configure. And you know the later part. > > Two installations are conflicting with each other. Only the first > installation is valid and the second is not even executing server start > command. > > So is there any way I can completely uninstall apache? something similar > to "make uninstall". "make uninstall" is not working I don't know why. > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Mike Rumph <mike.ru...@oracle.com> wrote: > >> Hello Padmahas, >> >> Okay. This tells us a few things. >> One problem is that the HTTPD_ROOT is set to /usr instead of >> /usr/local/apache2. >> Other relative paths will be based from here. >> Since the SERVER_CONFIG_FILE is set to conf/httpd.conf, >> the default config file will be /usr/conf/httpd.conf instead of >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf. >> The -f switch allowed you to override this. >> >> What steps did you use to install and configure httpd into >> /usr/local/apache2? >> In your httpd source directory, what are the contents of the config.nice >> file? >> >> You could review the following links: >> - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/install.html#configure >> - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/programs/configure.html >> >> Take care, >> >> Mike >> >> >> On 3/31/2015 4:19 PM, Padmahas Bn wrote: >> >> Hello mike, >> >> Yes you are write I installed server first inside /usr and then inside >> /usr/local/apache2 (installed by default when I used ./configure without >> --prefix option). Even you are right about my manual un installation. >> >> About the command you suggested with -V option, this is the result. >> >> Server version: Apache/2.4.12 (Unix) >> Server built: Mar 31 2015 16:20:21 >> Server's Module Magic Number: 20120211:41 >> Server loaded: APR 1.5.1, APR-UTIL 1.5.4 >> Compiled using: APR 1.5.1, APR-UTIL 1.5.4 >> Architecture: 64-bit >> Server MPM: event >> threaded: yes (fixed thread count) >> forked: yes (variable process count) >> Server compiled with.... >> -D APR_HAS_SENDFILE >> -D APR_HAS_MMAP >> -D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled) >> -D APR_USE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZE >> -D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE >> -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT >> -D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD >> -D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS >> -D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=256 >> -D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr" >> -D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/bin/suexec" >> -D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="logs/httpd.pid" >> -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status" >> -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log" >> -D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="conf/mime.types" >> -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf" >> >> I looked inside /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl, the HTTPD var set to >> >> *HTTPD='/usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd' >> >> * >> >> In parallel I also looked inside /usr/bin/apacheclt, there the HTTPD var >> set to >> >> HTTPD='/usr/bin/httpd'. So I assume both of them pointing to their >> respective directories. >> >> I tried the second command you suggested >> *sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k start -f* >> * /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf * >> >> Good news The server started with usual warning message but Yes!!! it is >> using the httpd.conf file which resides inside >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf. >> The message it always show is, >> AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified >> domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to >> suppress this message >> >> *Now is there any way I can set apache to look inside * >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf >> >> * by default, by forgetting the first installation inside /usr? Or >> should I always specify the httpd.conf path as you suggested? * >> Thank you for the documentation links, I'm referring those links now. >> >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Mike Rumph <mike.ru...@oracle.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello Padmahas, >>> >>> It looks like your two installations of Apache httpd 2.4 are conflicting >>> with each other. >>> If I understand correctly, you first installed into /user and then into >>> /usr/local/apache2. >>> Then you tried to remove the /user installation by deleting files >>> manually. >>> (As you've seen, /user is not a good choice, because this is used for >>> many other things as well.) >>> It would probably help to do a fresh installation. >>> But let's try a few things first. >>> >>> When tried *" sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k start "* >>> It gave " *httpd: Could not open configuration file >>> /usr/conf/httpd.conf: No such file or directory ".* >>> You are probably wanting to use /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf >>> instead. >>> >>> What results do you get from *sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -V * >>> ? >>> Look inside */usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl * >>> What is the variable HTTPD set to? >>> You could try using *sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k start -f* >>> * /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf *to override the config file >>> location. >>> >>> See the following links for further options on the apachectl or httpd >>> commands: >>> - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/programs/apachectl.html >>> - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/programs/httpd.html >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mike Rumph >>> >>> >>> On 3/31/2015 3:36 AM, Padmahas Bn wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> *If anyone finds this as a big question please let me know. I'll precise >>> my problem. Steps I followed:* >>> >>> I installed apr and apr-utils package in the path *"/usr"* using the >>> --prefix option. >>> >>> Both were installed successfully. Hence I installed apache 2.4 to the >>> same path ("/usr") using --prefix option while running >>> >>> *"./configure" . * >>> >>> >>> *Later I came to know if prefix is not mentioned for apache2.4 >>> installation, it will be installed inside /usr/local/apache2 by default. * >>> Hence I again installed without specifying --prefix option which does >>> installed the apache2 into /usr/local/apache2. >>> >>> Now I cd to /usr/local/apache2/bin and run *sudo apachectl -k start *and >>> the apache server was started successfully. >>> >>> *Only later I came to know the server is running from the /usr files >>> installed at first time. * >>> Instead of having 2 installations I thought of removing the one >>> installed inside /usr and deleted all files manually and carefully from all >>> sub folders of /usr. >>> >>> *Now when I run the server from /usr/local/apache2 using "* *sudo >>> apachectl -k start " *it says *sudo: apachectl: command not found* >>> >>> So I supplied full path using *" sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl >>> -k start "* >>> >>> But its giving " *httpd: Could not open configuration file >>> /usr/conf/httpd.conf: No such file or directory ".* >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >