Q: Can anyone help with apachectl error messages in Terminal?

Skakagrall wrote:

 

OK. I have edited /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf and now if I do the

 

apachectl configtest

 

command, I get

 

Syntax OK.

 

Should I now edit /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-ssl.conf?

Just check that all the lines the artical says should be there are there.

The syntax can be OK even if some of the lines are not.

Like in woodwork "check twice cut once" I sometimes go over and over befor moveing on.

Next run the "sudo openssl.........." commands

OK give me some min's to get the info togever.

same as n the artical but he forgot to add the "sudo" but so

"openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048"

shood be

"sudo openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048"

and

"sudo openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key"

"sudo rm server.pass.key"

"sudo openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr"

Just highlight the bit's inside the quots "" and cut then past into the terminal one at a time.

now do:

"sudo openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt"

sudo mkdir /etc/apache2/ssl

sudo cp server.crt /etc/apache2/ssl/ssl.crt

sudo cp server.key /etc/apache2/ssl/ssl.key

apachectl configtest

sudo apachectl start

The hard part done

You now have a webserver running on your local computer.

To check just open Safari or some other broswer and put "http://localhost" and you should get a It works page.

Did you get any messages/errors when you typed "sudo apachectl start"?

Type "tail /var/log/apache2/error_log" and post it here?

OK

We are going to stop the web server.

sudo apachectl stop

Now delete the log

sudo rm -rf /var/apache2/*

Now restart the web server

sudo apachectl start

and have a look at the log file again

tail /var/log/apache2/error_log and post it.

OK  the problem is with the ssl files.  Iver theres an error or in the wrong place or the server can't find them.

1) stop the web service.

2) check the config files

3) delete the ssl files

4) re make the ssl files

5) start the webserver

6) and check again

by now you should know how to do all these steps but as a reminder I will go though them one at a time.

1) sudo apachectl stop

2)a: edit "/var/apache2/httpd.conf"                                  

2)b: edit "/var/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf"

2)c: edit "/var/apache2/extra/httpd-ssl.conf"

3)  "sudo rm -rf /etc/apache2/ssl/*"

4)      "sudo openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048"

          "sudo openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key"

          "sudo rm server.pass.key"

          "sudo openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr"

          "sudo openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt"

          "sudo cp server.crt /etc/apache2/ssl/ssl.crt"

          "sudo cp server.key /etc/apache2/ssl/ssl.key"

5)     "apachectl configtest"

         "sudo apachectl start"

6) goto     "http://localhost"