Problems installing Apache 2.2.6
 

I am brand new to Linux. I am trying to install Apache 2.2.6 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 machine. The machine currently has Apache 2.0.52-9.ent on it. I don't have a key with this machine (since it's a test box), so I can't do the up2date command. I downloaded the source files and did a ./configure, then 'make', then a 'make install' and it seemed to work. However, when I try to restart Apache, I get the following message:

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Starting httpd:
Apache 1.3 configuration directives found
please read /usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.52/migration.html
[FAILED]

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I read somewhere that this could be the result of the httpd.init file pointing to the wrong Apache install, but I don't have an httpd.init file. If no one knows the answer to this, can someone tell me how to completely delete whatever Apache installs I have (can't just do "rpm -e httpd" because it says other things depend on it) and install Apache 2.2.6 from scratch? Thanks.

Sysop1911

I accidentally put this in the wrong forum, maybe an admin can move it to Server or Newbie? Thanks.

Moved to Software.

It sounds like your httpd.conf file is the wrong version. Find where it is located (I'm guessing in /etc/httpd/conf), back it up, and replace it w/ the one from the source distribution. If this allows you to start Apache (or gives a different error), then you can configure it to match your old configuration.

HTH

Forrest

It may also be that your apache startup script isn't the correct one. That may be a better thing to look to update.

Forrest

Thanks for your help, forrestt. I got Apache started because of your help, but now the problem is it's still version 2.0.52-9. This is probably because the httpd.conf file from the source distribution (for version 2.2.6) was basically a blank template. I was able to fill in most of the information, but the LoadModule lines I had to copy from the old httpd.conf file. If you were upgrading from 2.0.52-9 to version 2.2.6, can you kind of walk me through the steps you'd take, starting from where you'd download the source distribution? Like I said in my first post, I am pretty new to the Linux world and can barely even open a window in Linux. Thanks.

Sysop1911

This Page should show you how to convert a 2.0.x install into a 2.2.x install. I would also try to uninstall the old version if I wasn't using it. I know you said there were some dependencies preventing you from performing an "rpm -e httpd". What were the dependencies, and do you really need those as well?

HTH

Forrest