Mail Archives: cygwin/2004/09/17/16:19:38
> I'll assume that it seemed to install correctly. As a quick simple
> sanity check try typing the command in a bash prompt and see what
> happens. Make sure that starts ok.
Yes. It did start ok at the cmd prompt.
> will need to find the parameter that keeps apache in the foreground.
> cygrunsrv needs this. Otherwise it can say that the service has not
> started when it is running.
I tried httpd -D FOREGROUND -k start
That keeps the httpd process in the foreground at the CLI.
But, even with -D FOREGROUND I get the same error when I tyr to run with cygrunsrv.
> Check the windows event viewer for more logs.
Windows event viewer has errors saying that the cygapache service terminated unexpectedly.
> Configuration problems. File permissions. Check them all.
I doubt that this would be a problem. When I start it at the command line everything works fine.
Httpd spawns multiple processes. Can that be an issue?
Thanks,
Prakash
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Rehley [mailto:peter AT rehley DOT net]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:46 AM
> To: Prakash Khemani
> Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: apache2 as service
>
>
> On Sep 17, 2004, at 9:18 AM, Prakash Khemani wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I compiled & installed apache2 on cygwin+WinXP. I am able to use it
> > fine
> > - but I am not able to install it as a service.
> >
> > The run as User in the httpd.conf file is SYSTEM.
> >
> > I installed apache2 asa service using the following command
> >
> > cygrunsrv -I cygapache -p /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd.exe -a "-k
> > start"
> > -t auto
> >
> I'll assume that it seemed to install correctly. As a quick simple
> sanity check try typing the command in a bash prompt and see what
> happens. Make sure that starts ok. If it goes to the background, you
> will need to find the parameter that keeps apache in the foreground.
> cygrunsrv needs this. Otherwise it can say that the service has not
> started when it is running.
>
> > When I try to start it
> > cygrunsrv -S cygapache
> >
> > I get the following error
> >
> > cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error
> > 1062:
> > The service has not been started.
> >
> > Nothing is written to /var/log/cygaapche.log or to
> > /usr/local/apache2/log/error_log
> >
> Check the windows event viewer for more logs. Might be nothing, but
> might also give hints to what may be happening.
>
> > The pid stored in httpd.pid changes but the httpd processes don't show
> > up on doing ps -ae
> >
> Almost sounds like apache wants to start, but is encountering a problem.
>
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > I compiled and installed apache2 as the network user ENG/khemani. I had
> > to change the permissions on apache2/logs directory to be able to run
> > apache2 as the user SYSTEM.
> >
> > What more should I do?
> Configuration problems. File permissions. Check them all.
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Prakash
> >
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