/etc/logrotate.d/apache2

akuma_linux · 12-15-2008, 06:54 AM

Hello,

Would anyone be able to tell me what the if statement below does in the file /etc/logrotate.d/apache2 please?

Code:

if [ -f "`. /etc/apache2/envvars ; echo ${APACHE_PID_FILE:-/var/run/apache2.pid}`" ]; then
     /etc/init.d/apache2 reload > /dev/null
fi

Thank you

cmnorton · 12-15-2008, 06:59 AM

I googled for the line /etc/init.d/apache2 reload and it appears to be needed when a restart won't work. Why someone configured this to happen in logrotate is beyond me. It could have been done in cron.

Perhaps whoever did this found the apache web server needed a severe kick to get going again after a log rotate.

A couple of the Google hits were tied to Ubuntu and Debian distros.

akuma_linux · 12-15-2008, 08:32 AM

Thanks cmnorton, although I'm interested in what this section in particular is doing?

Code:

[ -f "`. /etc/apache2/envvars ; echo ${APACHE_PID_FILE:-/var/run/apache2.pid}`" ];

Thanks