Failed Apache2 start, no error log

apache2 error-log
fechnert picture fechnert · Sep 24, 2013 · Viewed 128.5k times · Source

I would restart Apache2 but there comes an Error

$ sudo service apache2 start

Starting web server apache2

Action 'start' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.

But all error logs in "/var/log/apache2/" are empty.

Edit: The Files are at "/var/log/apache2" and there are several entries from previous Problems but this Task doesn't create any new etry ...

Where is the Problem?

I've Solved the Problem!

It was a error in the SSL Certificate and the path to the "error.log" are changed in the vHost configuration.

If you don't need SSL (i don't because i'm running a local system) simply disable all vHost HTTPS/SSL entrys in the configuration by command line for line out.

Answer

Toby Allen picture Toby Allen · Feb 8, 2015

Syntax errors in the config file seem to cause problems. I found what the problem was by going to the directory and excuting this from the command line.

httpd -e info

This gave me the error

Syntax error on line 156 of D:/.../Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/conf/httpd.conf:
Invalid command 'PHPIniDir', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

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