SOS: Apache httpd

[belthurgp]

when i start httpd "/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start"
it says OK. when i stop it says OK.

but httpd status says "httpd dead but pid exists"

i need it working very badly for cgi.

help me

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[AndyBo]

It sounds like the &quot;stop&quot; part of the script is broken. Are you getting the httpd status after you have stopped or started Apache? If it's after you have stopped Apache, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it's after you started Apache, then you should have received an error message. The message will also be logged in your /var/log/httpd/error_log (check path on your system).

As an alternative to using the rc.d script, try using &quot;apachectl stop&quot;, &quot;apachectl start&quot;, or &quot;apachectl restart&quot;. [sig]<p> Andy Bold<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>"I've probably made most of the mistakes already, so hopefully you won't have to..." Me, most days.[/sig]