Apache problem

[Darren Pilgrim]

"David Lubowa" <ziggy at one2net.co.ug> wrote:

>
>quick work around, can you start httpd on console i.e /usr/local/sbin/httpd
>& ? if so you could write a simple shell script to start apache, rather than
>relying on the shell script that is there by default.

The proper way to start apache is `apachectl start`.

>From: Nucking Futs
>
>It appears this might be a known issue, where might i go to find the
>official solution.  I tried adding ' " and ; and it either gave me other
>errors or made no difference.  I don't understand how to write code.  Thanks
>
>
>>From: Rus Foster <rghf at fsck.me.uk>
>>
>>On Thu, 1 May 2003, Nucking Futs wrote:
>>
>> >    I have installed the apache 1.3.27-fp port in my FBSD 4.8 system. Apache
>> > will not start automatically when the system boots.  I receive an error
>> > "120: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string"  I tried chmod 755 the
>> > apache.sh in /usr/local/etc/rc.d but this didn't help either.  Have I done
>> > something wrong, is this a known problem?  Any suggestions as to what I can
>> > do to fix this would be appreciated.  Thanks
>> >
>>
>>HI,
>>Looks like the script has got a typo in it. Open it and goto line 120 and
>>see wahat it says. If the script only has 119 lines then you might have to
>>look for an unclosed quote (' or `)