Note: This does _not_ appear to be a mod_perl issues, and yes, I have checked the error_log. All of a sudden apache is acting really weird. I have a custom built 1.3.33 apache (mod_per, mod_ssl) that serves 53 virtual host sites. Some are very simple and serve static html, while some are more advanced with Mason. Everything was running fine until I added a new site. I added it, did a normal configtest (said everything was ok), hit restart and it says it started. I try to access the site - connection refused. I check 'ps axf | grep apache' and its not there. I try 'netstat -l' and its not there. I hit 'apachectl stop' and I'm told its not running (ya, I know..). I try to start it again, says it started, but it doesn't. The error_logs show NOTHING except the usual can't find favicon.ico. I commented out the configuration for the site I added. I try start apache. It doesn't work. I try commenting out all sites but one and it starts (yay!). I add sites one-by-one until apache does not start. The site that is causing the problem is a static html site. I leave it commented and continue to uncomment additional sites. Different sites now cause apache to not start - some are static sites some are mason sites. Every site will run fine if it is the only (or one of a couple) sites that are uncommented. No one site is causing the problem, but somehow a combination of a majority of them stops apache from starting. <-- this is the only *clue* I have to the problem. Maybe it will mean something to somebody else. Like I said, there ain't anything helpful in the error_logs like "unable to bind to port 80". If it was that simple I could fix it. Anyone know where else to look? I've grepped through all my system logs and nothing. At whits end, Aran --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx