Apache2 fails to start

Penn · 10-24-2008, 04:39 AM

Hi....When I try to start Apache2, I receive the following.....:

Starting web server: Apache2/usr/sbin/apache2: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libaprutil-0.so.0: invalid ELF header

I've tried restarting the server, still no luck.

robertjinx · 10-24-2008, 05:19 AM

Something is wrong with your APR libraries need it by apache, maybe missing or something similar.

How did u install apache?! From the package manager, or you build it yourself?

Penn · 10-24-2008, 05:24 AM

No, it was installed from the package manager.....

Do you think i can just reinstall apache?

robertjinx · 10-24-2008, 05:29 AM

Yes, you should try that.

But first, make a backup of your config files and other extra files like, php/html.

Remove the current apache package and then install it again, should work, but you have to try.

Penn · 10-24-2008, 05:47 AM

Im a bit new in this....please give me instructions on what and how to backup the main files before i uninstall apache2....

robertjinx · 10-24-2008, 06:30 AM

What distro are you using? I dont know how to give you instructions if you dont tell me the distro.

Penn · 10-24-2008, 06:31 AM

OOpss ..sorry...Debian Etch

robertjinx · 10-24-2008, 06:43 AM

Did u modified the configuration file for apache?!

If not, then you dont need to back it up. If you did then, I think you have to go:

cd /etc/
tar -czpvf apache_conf.tar.gz apache2/

and then if you want you could backup your html/php files too, but I dont know where you put them.

then:

apt-get remove --purge apache2
apt-get autoremove
apt-get install apache2