Hi,
Apache fails to start on a Ubuntu 16.04 Virtual Machine. The error says a syntax error however when I compare a working apache2.conf to a non working apache2.conf version I can see that both configs are identical. The error says a syntax error : ERROR: 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 Tue 2017-02-21 05:05:04 ICT; 17s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 24742 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: * Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: * The apache2 configtest failed. Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: Output of config test was: Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: apache2: Syntax error on line 219 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Syntax error on line 32 Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: Action 'configtest' failed. Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu apache2[24742]: The Apache error log may have more information. Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Apache2 web server. Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state. Feb 21 05:05:04 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. journalctl -xe -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- The system clock has been changed to REALTIME microseconds after January 1st, 1970. Feb 21 05:06:34 ubuntu systemd[1]: snapd.refresh.timer: Adding 3h 53min 28.746372s random time. Feb 21 05:06:34 ubuntu systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 2h 8min 4.565188s random time. Feb 21 05:09:01 ubuntu CRON[25087]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Feb 21 05:09:01 ubuntu CRON[25088]: (root) CMD ( [ -x /usr/lib/php/sessionclean ] && /usr/lib/php/sessionclean) Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu CRON[25087]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu postfix/pickup[25040]: 55E2661615: uid=0 from=<root> Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu postfix/cleanup[25131]: 55E2661615: message-id=<20170220220902.55E2661615@ubuntu> Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[3227]: 55E2661615: from=<root@ubuntu>, size=767, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu postfix/local[25133]: 55E2661615: to=<root@ubuntu>, orig_to=<root>, relay=local, delay=0.45, delays=0.2 Feb 21 05:09:02 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[3227]: 55E2661615: removed Feb 21 05:11:09 ubuntu ntpd[1524]: 203.158.118.2 local addr 192.168.0.103 -> <null> Feb 21 05:12:02 ubuntu ntpd[1524]: 61.216.153.107 local addr 192.168.0.103 -> <null> Feb 21 05:12:14 ubuntu ntpd[1524]: 61.216.153.105 local addr 192.168.0.103 -> <null> Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Apache2 web server... -- Subject: Unit apache2.service has begun start-up -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit apache2.service has begun starting up. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: * Starting Apache httpd web server apache2 Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: * Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: * The apache2 configtest failed. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: Output of config test was: Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: apache2: Syntax error on line 219 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Syntax error on line 32 Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: Action 'configtest' failed. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu apache2[25210]: The Apache error log may have more information. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Apache2 web server. -- Subject: Unit apache2.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit apache2.service has failed. -- -- The result is failed. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state. Feb 21 05:12:56 ubuntu systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. lines 2131-2170/2170 (END) I tried replacing the non working apache2 folder with a working one but the error still persists. Is the problem being caused somewhere else ? How can I resolve this issue ? Thanks, Dan |
# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the # configuration directives that give the server its instructions. # See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ for detailed information about # the directives and /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian about Debian specific # hints. # # # Summary of how the Apache 2 configuration works in Debian: # The Apache 2 web server configuration in Debian is quite different to # upstream's suggested way to configure the web server. This is because Debian's # default Apache2 installation attempts to make adding and removing modules, # virtual hosts, and extra configuration directives as flexible as possible, in # order to make automating the changes and administering the server as easy as # possible. # It is split into several files forming the configuration hierarchy outlined # below, all located in the /etc/apache2/ directory: # # /etc/apache2/ # |-- apache2.conf # | `-- ports.conf # |-- mods-enabled # | |-- *.load # | `-- *.conf # |-- conf-enabled # | `-- *.conf # `-- sites-enabled # `-- *.conf # # # * apache2.conf is the main configuration file (this file). It puts the pieces # together by including all remaining configuration files when starting up the # web server. # # * ports.conf is always included from the main configuration file. It is # supposed to determine listening ports for incoming connections which can be # customized anytime. # # * Configuration files in the mods-enabled/, conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/ # directories contain particular configuration snippets which manage modules, # global configuration fragments, or virtual host configurations, # respectively. # # They are activated by symlinking available configuration files from their # respective *-available/ counterparts. These should be managed by using our # helpers a2enmod/a2dismod, a2ensite/a2dissite and a2enconf/a2disconf. See # their respective man pages for detailed information. # # * The binary is called apache2. Due to the use of environment variables, in # the default configuration, apache2 needs to be started/stopped with # /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl. Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not # work with the default configuration. # Global configuration # # # ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's # configuration, error, and log files are kept. # # NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network) # mounted filesystem then please read the Mutex documentation (available # at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#mutex>); # you will save yourself a lot of trouble. # # Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path. # #ServerRoot "/etc/apache2" # # The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK. # Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default # # PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process # identification number when it starts. # This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars # PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE} # # Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out. # Timeout 300 # # KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than # one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate. # KeepAlive On # # MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow # during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount. # We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance. # MaxKeepAliveRequests 100 # # KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the # same client on the same connection. # KeepAliveTimeout 5 # These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars User ${APACHE_RUN_USER} Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP} # # HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses # e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off). # The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people # had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that # each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the # nameserver. # HostnameLookups Off # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file. # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost> # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be # logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost> # container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here. # ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log # # LogLevel: Control the severity of messages logged to the error_log. # Available values: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn, # error, crit, alert, emerg. # It is also possible to configure the log level for particular modules, e.g. # "LogLevel info ssl:warn" # LogLevel warn # Include module configuration: IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.load IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.conf # Include list of ports to listen on Include ports.conf # Sets the default security model of the Apache2 HTTPD server. It does # not allow access to the root filesystem outside of /usr/share and /var/www. # The former is used by web applications packaged in Debian, # the latter may be used for local directories served by the web server. If # your system is serving content from a sub-directory in /srv you must allow # access here, or in any related virtual host. <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Require all denied </Directory> <Directory /usr/share> AllowOverride None Require all granted </Directory> <Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Require all granted </Directory> #<Directory /srv/> # Options Indexes FollowSymLinks # AllowOverride None # Require all granted #</Directory> # AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory # for additional configuration directives. See also the AllowOverride # directive. # AccessFileName .htaccess # # The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being # viewed by Web clients. # <FilesMatch "^\.ht"> Require all denied </FilesMatch> # # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with # a CustomLog directive. # # These deviate from the Common Log Format definitions in that they use %O # (the actual bytes sent including headers) instead of %b (the size of the # requested file), because the latter makes it impossible to detect partial # requests. # # Note that the use of %{X-Forwarded-For}i instead of %h is not recommended. # Use mod_remoteip instead. # LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent # Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files, # see README.Debian for details. # Include generic snippets of statements IncludeOptional conf-enabled/*.conf # Include the virtual host configurations: IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf # vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet
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