apache2 not working

[Time]

Hey, I was running apache2 (came pre-installed) on my Ubuntu server VPS (lucid, 10.04). It was running fine yesterday and today it has randomly stopped working. I've restarted the service a few times but it still doesn't work.

Anyone able to help?

Thanks.

 

[NewEraCracker]

Apache 2.0 or 2.2 ?

 

[windows]

Restart apache and tell us the errors.

 

[GVALFER]

reinstall apache
install webmin and control apache for here

 

[sloddl]

ye.... what does the error say?

check if you are running something else on post 80. maybe if you installed some cache for apache or if you installed lighttpd or some other http server which now blocks the port.

or maybe it's just an error in your httpd.conf

but without the error, it's hard to help.

 

[bxflow]

try restarting it

[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono]/etc/init.d/httpd restart

check error logs
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[Time]

* Restarting web server apach
WARNING: MaxClients (10) must
as ThreadsPerChild (25). Auto
increasing MaxClients to 25.
... waiting WARNING: MaxClien
as ThreadsPerChild (25). Auto
increasing MaxClients to 25.

Thats what it says when I restart apache2.

Installed webmin and it doesn't work either.

And -

/etc/init.d/httpd restart
pd: No such file or directory

 

[sloddl]

you get this from console when you restart it or from the error.log ?

 

[Time]

When I restarted it using /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

 

[sloddl]

that's weird. and you copyed the whole error ? :S

try to check the error.log as well... maybe some more luck there.

have you edited the httpd.conf file?

if it doesn't hurts, then try to uninstall and reinstall it.

because as default it should be configured ok.

which linux do you use?

 

[Time]

Ubuntu server 10.04 (Lucid)

I've never opened the httpd.conf file.

Where are the logs for apache2? :S

 

[sloddl]

hmm... no idea where webmin puts it. :S

i have googled... and found this: /var/log/httpd/error_log

but i'm not sure if it's there... because i use lighttpd myself.

 

[Time]

when I use nano /var/log/httpd/error_log it just opens a blank file :S.

Maybe I should install lighttpd.

 

[sloddl]

ye you could try it... maybe you won't get an error there... just a note... if you will install lighttpd... then you must uninstall apache (httpd) first! else it will block the http default post 80... so it won't work.

 

[Time]

root2almostskilled/# service lighttpd start
Syntax OK
* Starting web server lighttpd

Still doesn't work though. I think I'll contact the company I got my VPS from.

 

[GVALFER]

install webmin
wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.530_all.deb
sudo sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.530_all.deb

 

[sloddl]

ok, good luck

or try kloxo... if you are new to linux that's the easiest way i think... you have all in the cPanel

 

[desiboy]

/etc/init.d/apache2 status

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart


post the error log ..fixing apache is not difficult :P