well i did it again………….

[Timbits]

the web server just doesn’t like me. it’s evil, i tell you.

don’t mind me. (this isn’t the first time i’ve made it so the web server won’t start, this time i’m just trying to find an answer so i don’t have to reinstall)

ok, my problem (if anyone wants to try and help me) I just installed webalizer for makeing web pages of my web logs. everything was working fine after i installed. till i was trying to get it to make a page for each site. that was when i tryed moveing the location of the log. so I could have a log for each site.

well to say the least i didn’t like that and now the web server won’t start. i’ve try setting the logs back to where i thought they were, but it still won’t start.

Any ideasø

Tim,

[Admin]

Timbits,

The first place to turn in situations like this is your system logs: /var/log/system.log and /var/log/httpd/ (in the latter, check for error_logs) Between them, you may get some idea as to why Apache isn’t starting for you.

When you moved the logs, did you use Server Settings to do it, or the command line? If the latter, did you update the requisite entries in /etc/httpd/httpd_macosxserver.conf?

What happens when you run sudo apachectl configtest?

[Timbits]

Atropos,

When i moved the logs i use server settings to do it.

Well i already reinstalled(i’ve got this down to an art.) and i’m thinking that i should from now on try to firugre out whats wrong and how to fix it. instead of just reinstalling.

Tim.

[Admin]

[quote:5a27a392fa=”Timbits”]Well i already reinstalled(i’ve got this down to an art.) and i’m thinking that i should from now on try to firugre out whats wrong and how to fix it. instead of just reinstalling.[/quote:5a27a392fa]

Probably a good idea 🙂 Should it happen again, take a look a the logs and apachectl output first. Chances are that will give you enough information to determine where the problem is occurring and what needs to get fixed.

[Timbits]

Well i seem to have fix the problem. ok, so if anyone is still reading this, here’s what i found out. for some reason Webalizer deletes everything in the conf file for apache. so i just copyed stuff from the saved one. And i found out that me moveing the logs wasn’t the problem, i did get them moved and working.

Now i haven’t gotten webalizer running for each site. I guessing that i’m just doing something wrong. well if i get it working i’ll let you all know,

tim

(times like this i’m kind of happy all i do is move bales of hay for a living)

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