[SOLVED] Tried everything, searched and searched: Php7 (LAMP install)

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJJCR

try:

whereis httpd.conf

or just browse to /etc then do ls httpd.conf

Didn't know that you have answered to the post already.

Try manually creating the folders as stated on your error: /var/www/html/example.com/public_html

Try setting the permissions to full rights on this path: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com/logs/'

Of course, when everything is working fine set the appropriate rights.

There is no /var/www/html/example.com/logs directory (using my site name) no logs directory

JJJCR · 07-19-2017, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signmeuptoo

There is no /var/www/html/example.com/logs directory (using my site name) no logs directory

then do:

cd /var

mkdir /var/www

mkdir /var/www/html

mkdir /var/www/html/example.com/

mkdir /var/www/html/example.com/logs

mark_alfred · 07-20-2017, 12:53 AM

It was a while ago that I had WordPress going on a home webserver. Can't remember much. But, rather than Apache, I found that lighttpd was easier. Install that and lighttpd-doc, do some reading, and I'm sure eventually you'll get it working.

Of course, if you do get Apache connecting, and the issue is getting WordPress going with it, then ignore my advice. But, if you've not yet had luck with Apache, then I do recommend trying lighttpd instead.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 04:40 PM

Guys, I will try that tutorial and much thanks for the responses. I hope I get some more time to work on this, but I'm going to be gone for a good part of the week tomorrow.

I take it from you all that Apache has been broken too. I don't know if I have to uninstall or wipe anything first, but if I don't hear from you all, I'll just run through that tutorial, it looks pretty much like what I've already done, but maybe it has something critical that will make the difference!

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 05:22 PM

Ok, when I try to start that tutorial, I get this in the beginning:

Code:

 $ sudo apt-get install apache2
[sudo] password for wutsinterweb: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
apache2 is already the newest version (2.4.18-2ubuntu3.3).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 63 not upgraded.
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb ~ $ sudo su
Beast-Wutsinterweb wutsinterweb # systemctl enable apache2
apache2.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install
Executing /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable apache2
Beast-Wutsinterweb wutsinterweb # systemctl start apache2
Job for apache2.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status apache2.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 05:25 PM

Code:

systemctl status apache2.service
● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2017-07-20 18:21:42 EDT; 2min 0s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 27638 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: Output of config test was:
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/var/www/html/example.com/public_html] does not exist
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: (2)No such file or directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com/logs/' f
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: AH00014: Configuration check failed
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: Action 'configtest' failed.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[27638]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Apache2 web server.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
lines 1-18/18 (END)

Code:

-- The result is failed.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 20 18:21:42 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
lines 1131-1157/1157 (END)

AwesomeMachine · 07-20-2017, 06:14 PM

It looks like apache is misconfigured. Try

Code:

$ service apache2 stop 
$ dpkg-reconfigure apache2 
$ service apache2 start

Don't start apache directly. Use the service command or the init.d script. The docs are available in the apache2-doc package.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 06:39 PM

Code:

service apache2 stop
Beast-Wutsinterweb phpmyadmin # dpkg-reconfigure apache2
Job for apache2.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status apache2.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript apache2, action "start" failed.
● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2017-07-20 19:38:26 EDT; 2ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 4749 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: Output of config test was:
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/var/www/html/example.com/public_html] does not exist
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: (2)No such file or directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com...conf:35
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: AH00014: Configuration check failed
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: Action 'configtest' failed.
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[4749]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Apache2 web server.
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 20 19:38:26 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

scasey · 07-20-2017, 10:01 PM

Quote:

DocumentRoot [/var/www/html/example.com/public_html] does not exist

Definitely a problem. httpd.conf might be at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf , but wherever it is is, DocumentRoot is not set correctly. Having "example.com" in the path is very strange.

Out of the box, I'd expect it to be set to /var/www/html

use

Code:

find / -name httpd.conf -ls

to figure out where it is, then set DocumentRoot to a valid directory path. Read the internal comments in the config file for guidance. They're very clear.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 10:36 PM

That command needs something different in it? it hangs at /lost+found.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 10:53 PM

what about this?

Code:

locate httpd.conf
/etc/phpmyadmin/lighttpd.conf

That confuses me, I looked at that file but don't know what to do with it.

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 11:00 PM

contents of lighttpd.conf:

Code:

# Alias for phpMyAdmin directory
alias.url += ( 
	"/phpmyadmin" => "/usr/share/phpmyadmin",
)

# Disallow access to libraries
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/phpmyadmin/templates" { 
    url.access-deny = ( "" ) 
}
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/phpmyadmin/libraries" { 
    url.access-deny = ( "" ) 
}
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/phpmyadmin/setup/lib" { 
    url.access-deny = ( "" ) 
}

# Limit access to setup script
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/phpmyadmin/setup" {
	auth.backend = "htpasswd"
	auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/etc/phpmyadmin/htpasswd.setup"
	auth.require = (
		"/" => (
			"method" => "basic",
			"realm" => "phpMyAdmin Setup",
			"require" => "valid-user"
		)
	)
}

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 11:03 PM

contents of /usr/share/phpmyadmin:

Code:

/usr/share/phpmyadmin $ ls
browse_foreigners.php    doc                  prefs_manage.php             server_variables.php       tbl_select.php
changelog.php            error_report.php     print.css                    setup                      tbl_sql.php
chk_rel.php              export.php           schema_export.php            show_config_errors.php     tbl_structure.php
config.sample.inc.php    favicon.ico          server_binlog.php            sql                        tbl_tracking.php
db_central_columns.php   file_echo.php        server_collations.php        sql.php                    tbl_triggers.php
db_datadict.php          gis_data_editor.php  server_databases.php         tbl_addfield.php           tbl_zoom_select.php
db_designer.php          import.php           server_engines.php           tbl_change.php             templates
db_events.php            import_status.php    server_export.php            tbl_chart.php              themes
db_export.php            index.php            server_import.php            tbl_create.php             themes.php
db_import.php            js                   server_plugins.php           tbl_export.php             transformation_overview.php
db_operations.php        libraries            server_privileges.php        tbl_find_replace.php       transformation_wrapper.php
db_qbe.php               license.php          server_replication.php       tbl_get_field.php          url.php
db_routines.php          lint.php             server_sql.php               tbl_gis_visualization.php  user_password.php
db_search.php            locale               server_status_advisor.php    tbl_import.php             version_check.php
db_sql_autocomplete.php  logout.php           server_status_monitor.php    tbl_indexes.php            view_create.php
db_sql_format.php        navigation.php       server_status.php            tbl_operations.php         view_operations.php
db_sql.php               normalization.php    server_status_processes.php  tbl_recent_favorite.php
db_structure.php         phpinfo.php          server_status_queries.php    tbl_relation.php
db_tracking.php          phpmyadmin.css.php   server_status_variables.php  tbl_replace.php
db_triggers.php          prefs_forms.php      server_user_groups.php       tbl_row_action.php

signmeuptoo · 07-20-2017, 11:16 PM

Does this tell you anything, I saw something about envvars, I have no idea what they are talking about:

Code:

/etc/apache2 $ ls
apache2.conf  conf-available  conf-enabled  envvars  magic  mods-available  mods-enabled  ports.conf  sites-available  sites-enabled
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc/apache2 $ cd conf-available
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc/apache2/conf-available $ ls
charset.conf                  localized-error-pages.conf    php7.0-fpm.conf  security.conf
libjs-twitter-bootstrap.conf  other-vhosts-access-log.conf  phpmyadmin.conf  serve-cgi-bin.conf
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc/apache2/conf-available $

beachboy2 · 07-21-2017, 12:03 AM

signmeuptoo,

If I were you I would take a deep breath and start again from scratch rather than trying to fix a clearly broken installation.

Good luck.