Re: Re: Apache 2.2.3 rotatelogs.exe on Windows

[Kenji Kikuchi <kenji.kikuti@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I have tested 2.2.3, 2.2.4 and 2.2.6 with following directive on WindowsXP.
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 ErrorLog "| c:/apache2/bin/rotatelogs.exe c:/apache2/logs/%Y%m%d_error.log 86400"
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Somehow I can't start 2.2.4 httpd.exe from tray icon.
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 2.2.3 : Server starts 
 2.2.4 : Server starts when executed directory from httpd.exe (not from tray icon)
 2.2.6 : Server starts
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Also, I have traced how ErrorLog directive handles "| rotatelogs.exe" line.
When "|" is found, httpd.exe creates NamedPipe and executes rotatelogs.exe from cmd.exe. At this point, output and input are changed like, 
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 httpd.exe -> (NamedPipe) -> rotatelogs.exe (-> error.log)
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In addition, by using Windows Process Monitor, I have found rotatelogs.exe is writing to the current error.log file, but not old error.log file. rotatelogs.exe is really suspicious to me.

Any help are appreciated.
I would like to delete old error.log files without stopping Apache


Regards,
Kenji Kikuchi


sniedermeyer@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been trying to figure out how to rotate the error log in a Windows
> environment.  I'm rotating the access logs in the vhost config file as
> follows:
>
> <IfModule log_config_module>
>     LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\"
> \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
>     LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
>     <IfModule logio_module>
>       # You need to enable mod_logio.c to use %I and %O
>       LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\"
> \"%{User-Agent}i\" %I %O" combinedio
>     </IfModule>
>     CustomLog logs/cob/access-log-%Y-%m-%d.log combined
> </IfModule>
>
> <IfModule log_rotate_module>
>     RotateLogs On
>     RotateLogsLocalTime On
>     RotateInterval 86400
> </IfModule>
>
>
> And I'm successfully logging errors by configuring the http.conf file as
> follows:
>
> LogLevel info
> ErrorLog c:/apache2/logs/error.log
>
>
> However, I'm unclear how to rotate the error logs.  I tried using this
> directive but the server wouldn't restart.  I couldn't refer to the error
> log to see what might be wrong with this directive because it applies to
> the error log:
>
> ErrorLog "| c:/apache2/bin/rotatelogs.exe c:/apache2/logs/%Y%m%d_error.log
> 86400"
>
> If someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
>
> ____________________________
> Steven
>
>
>
>
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>              Kenji Kikuchi                                                 
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> Hi All
>
> I have installed apache2.2.3 on Windows XP and am using rotatelogs.exe for
> ErrorLog directive like
>
>   httpd.conf
>   ---------------
>   ErrorLog "| C:/test/logs/rotatelogs.exe C:/test/logs/%Y%m%d_error.log
> 86400"
>   ---------------
>
> Regards,
> Kenji Kikuchi
>
>
>
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