apache problem

[Vizion]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: eoghan [mailto:eoghanj at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:28 AM
> To: Vizion
> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org; eoghanj at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: apache problem
> 
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 8:25:09 -0800
> Vizion <vizion at vizion.occoxmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of eoghan
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 5:50 AM
> > > To: freebsd
> > > Subject: apache problem
> > > 
> > > Hi
> > > I am running apache 2.2.4 on FreeBSD 6.1. This is a recent 
> > > upgrade from ports (in the past few days or so). Since then I 
> > > cant browse to localhost. Just get an unable to connect 
> > > message. The server seems to start with:
> > > $sudo apachectl start
> > > If I try it again I see its already running.
> > > My error log shows:
> > > [Mon Mar 05 11:20:00 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.4 (FreeBSD)
> > > mod_ssl/2.2.4 OpenSSL/0.9.7e-p1 DAV/2 PHP/5.2.1 with Suhosin-Patch
> > > configured -- resuming normal operations
> > > [Mon Mar 05 11:20:22 2007] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
> > > 
> > > I have tried the apache list but no real answers, and apache 
> > > was working fine for me before I upgraded. Has anyone else 
> > > noticed this since an upgrade to the 2.2.4 version from ports?
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Eoghan
> > 
> > I had the same problem. Here is how I fixed it:
> > #apachectl stop
> > # cd /usr/ports/www/apache22
> > #make clean
> > # make deinstall
> > # rm ./*
> > Then do a cvsup ports all
> > now once more
> > #cd /usr/ports/www/apache22
> > # make (it will use your stored config)
> > #make install
> > #make clean
> > #apachectl start
> 
> Hi
> Gret, thanks for that, I will give this a go.
> Regards
> Eoghan
> 
all the best
please let me know if it works 4U
-- I have made a posting on ports at freebsd.org -- so the maintainer knows aboutthe problem. If this also works for you it should not be too difficult for someone to fix the port.
David