Apache startup on reboot

• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
• Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

Description:
When rebooting the production server I get the following message::

"apache start

./start_stop: /exlibris/aleph/u16_1/alephe/apache/bin/apachectl_auto: not found"

However, apache is running ok after the reboot, but when trying to restart apache via util w I get the following:

"/exlibris/aleph/u17_7/alephe/apache/bin/apachectl restart: httpd not running, trying to start
(125)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
/exlibris/aleph/u17_7/alephe/apache/bin/apachectl restart: httpd could not be started"

This is despite the fact that apache is running. 

Any ideas why this is happening?

Resolution:
At the moment both ver 16 and ver 17 apache are defined to be started upon reboot in /exlibris/startup/init.dat:

# apache
Y:apache:root:httpd:/exlibris/aleph/u17_7:../a17_7:apachectl_auto:apachectl
Y:apache:root:httpd:/exlibris/aleph/u16_1:../a16_1:apachectl_auto:apachectl

You need to modify this file - either remove ver 16 line or set it to N:

N:apache:root:httpd:/exlibris/aleph/u16_1:../a16_1:apachectl_auto:apachectl

That's why ver 17 apache started fine this morning, and ver 16 one gave an error.

To start apache from util w, you need to stop it first.

ps -ef |grep apach
kill [pid]

Note: If you have multiple instances (such as Prod and Test) on this server, make sure that the apache processes you are killing are for the instance you are working with.

• Article last edited: 26-Jun-2016