I have just installed Apache and MySQL on a fresh Red Hat installation. Since I didn't have Red Hat install them for me, I don't have the ability to use Apache and MySQL as a service. No convenience of "/sbin/service httpd start". This isn't a huge inconvenience but since I want to know as much as possible about Linux and it's capabilities, I would like to create my own Bourne Script like the ones built during the installation of Red Hat. Has anyone here written their own script similar to the one created for Apache by Red Hat? If so, could you help? Thanks, Jeremy

Don't you have
/etc/init.d/apache
so you can use
/etc/init.d/apache start, thats the standard way to start services.

I think Apache uses the service name httpd-perl (?) or something similar.

Try from a terminal:

chkconfig --list

That gives you a list of all services (at least the ones that chkconfig knows about). If it's not in that list, though, I am not too sure... probably like acid2000 says, it'd be under /etc/init.d/something-or-other.

I don't have an "/etc/init.d/apache" or "/etc/init.d/httpd". What do I do now? I know that I can start Apache like "/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start" but that doesn't make it a service. I want to have the ability to go to the Services Tool and start/stop/restart from there if I wish. I know it's not critical but I would like to know how to do it. Thanks, Jeremy

I can't understand why you don't have an /etc/init.d/httpd script??? It should be created when you install apache. Anyway if I were to give you my /etc/init.d/httpd script would that help? You would have to go over it and see if all the paths are correct for you.

Yeah, it probably would. However, what about putting that path in your /etc/init.d/httpd file (if one doesn't exist, try creating one). Just fire up a text editor, open up /etc/init.d/httpd and type:
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl
Save and exit. Now can you:
/etc/init.d/httpd start
?

I use apachectl personally, mainly because /etc/init.d/httpd isn't universal.

Cool

Hmmm...very interesting MasterC. Will it pass the 'start' argument to the apachectl command? You never cease to amaze me. No wonder you are the Master. I'm no scripter but wouldn't you have to do something like:

#!/bin/bash
#
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl $1

I've got no idea. It was just an idea. I'm definitely no scripter, nor Master of anything besides Medications (I'm a Pharmacy Technician ).

Cool

If I had your httpd file, I could modify it to suit my needs. If I get that, will it give me the ability to use the Service Tool to start/stop/restart the service from the GUI? Thanks, Jeremy

I have no clue if it will show up in the GUI or not. Try MasterC's suggestion first. I have become curious now. You are our guinea pig.

he he he...

I don't know if it'd show up in your gui, but it might show up with chkconfig for ya. Via a system of symlinks you might be able to get it appear though, make it believe you installed the one from the distro's CD. The hitch is finding where the distro wants to look for things.

Cool

try ntsysv

Following your directions, it does not pass the start parameter. I wouldn't mind seeing someone's /etc/init.d/httpd file so that WE can figure this out. I will be a guinea pig as long as I help someone out. Later, J

hanzerik,
That would work IF apache/httpd was already a service. It's not though. Thanks, Jeremy

Paste the following into your httpd file. Make it executable and then try it again.

#!/bin/bash
#
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl $1