📅 2024-09-13 — Session: Resolved Apache Configuration and Restart Issues
🕒 19:15–19:30
🏷️ Labels: Apache, Troubleshooting, Configuration, Web Server, Linux
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to troubleshoot and resolve various issues related to Apache server configuration and restart problems.
Key Activities
- Troubleshooting Configuration Issues: Conducted checks on running status, error logs, virtual host configurations, file permissions, syntax errors, and DNS settings.
- Restart Issues: Systematically approached the troubleshooting of Apache server restart issues by examining configuration errors, disk space, resource usage, and permissions.
- Disk Space Management: Addressed a full
/homedirectory affecting Apache by identifying and deleting large files, cleaning the trash, and restarting the server. - Verification and Next Steps: Confirmed successful Apache restart and outlined further steps for server status checks, website access, error log reviews, and configuration verification.
- Access and Default Page Issues: Resolved access issues by checking local serving, verifying VirtualHost configuration, enabling the site, and reviewing logs. Also addressed the default page issue by focusing on virtual host configuration and permissions.
Achievements
- Successfully restarted Apache server and resolved configuration and access issues.
- Cleared disk space to ensure smooth server operation.
Pending Tasks
- Continuous monitoring of server status and configuration to prevent future issues.
- Further optimization of virtual host settings for improved performance.