[NBLUG/talk] Is this the correct approach

[Mark Street]

On Sunday 27 July 2003 11:30, Todd Cary wrote:

Just change the PATH to the httpd binary apachectl in the script.

Since you compiled with source I think it will be something like 
/usr/local/apache2/bin or some such..

> Do you have a recommendation for a book where I can learn the scripting
> language used in Linux?

The script is a bash shell script so I would say the bash shell scripting book 
by O'Reilly.. fish book.. (perch I think)....  There are others...

>
> <<<
> # Path to the apachectl script, server binary, and short-form for messages.
> apachectl=/usr/sbin/apachectl
> httpd=${HTTPD-/usr/sbin/httpd}
> prog=httpd
> RETVAL=0
>
> This is in the httpd file in /etc/rc.d/init.d/ .  Is this stating that
> apachectl (I assume that is the executable) is in /usr/sbin/ ?
> Therefore, I should create the "new" executable in that directory after
> uninstalling the current Apache?


> Mark Street wrote:
> >You need a brush up on System V initialization scripts, rc (run control)
> >scripts are found int /etc/rc.d/init.d on RH boxen.
> >
> >There is one for apache named httpd, that is installed with the rpm.  My
> > guess is you could hack that script to point it to your apache binary and
> > all would be well.
> >
> >or....
> >
> >You could make an entry in /etc/rc.d/rc.local to start your apache binary
> >without the rc functionality enabled.
> >
> >First get some foundation with RH system initialization, run levels and
> > run control scripts found in /etc/rc.d/
> >
> >On Sunday 27 July 2003 10:26, Todd Cary wrote:
> >>Some days ago, many of you helped me compile Apache with PHP configured
> >>with some extensions that are not included with the "out of the box" RH
> >>9.  What happened is the part of Linux that starts Apache was not
> >>configured to the new Apache that I created - most likely I did not
> >>create the new Apache in the correct directory - even though I ran the
> >>RMP uninstall.  The end result was that Apache would not start - could
> >>not be found.
> >>
> >>What I would like to do is two fold:
> >>
> >>1) Learn more about the startup sequence of Linux and Apache
> >>2) Learn where Apache is located in RH 9
> >>
> >>If I can find out where Apache is currently installed, can I create the
> >>new Apache in the same location so that it will be started the same as
> >>the current one?
> >>
> >>Trying to learn....
> >>
> >>Todd

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