kowa@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> kowa@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> I installed Apache as a service as normal, then tried to run it. It >>> ran...but it won't read the httpd.conf file. Even changing the >>> service to call httpd.exe -k runservice -f (path to conf file) *does >>> not work*. I can only run httpd manually, from the command prompt, >>> with the -f parameter, and get it to read the conf file. >>> >>> Why??? >> Not enough info for anyone to give you an answer. Some thoughts; don't >> mess with the HKLM\Services key ever, always use httpd.exe -k config. > > httpd.exe -k config output: > > C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin>httpd.exe -k config > Reconfiguring the Apache2.2 service > The Apache2.2 service is successfully installed. > Testing httpd.conf.... > Errors reported here must be corrected before the service can be started. defaults to; C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf you moved httpd.conf? Then you must httpd.exe -k config -d ServerRootDir -f PathTohttpd.conf > In httpd.conf, I have the document root pointing to a different folder, so > that's how I know it's not reading httpd.conf. on the local drive or on the network? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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