Debian upgrade gone bad

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This is first time I have attempted to upgrade Linux debian on remote server by following simple instruction at
http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-updated.en.html

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

Everything went fine uninstalled old packages, updated some and installed new, no errors.

After rebooting web server is not working, I can only connect with SSH and browse files...

As I'm not experienced I have entered apache2 in shell which produced this error:

Syntax error on line 21 of /etc/apache2/httpd.include:
Invalid command 'php_admin_flag', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

If I delete 'php_admin_flag' lines from httpd.include I'm managing to get apache working, it loads first .php page, but avery other click starts download od php script source code :-/

Please help, I need server running as soon possible.

Thanks!

[FeestBijtje]

If you have access as root.
Perform: apt-get check
For checking broken packages.

And:
# nano -w /etc/apache2/httpd.include
Go arround line 52.
there should be an line "php_admin_flag safe_mode Off"
Change "Off" to "On"

That should fix it.

If there are errors redo: apt-get dist-upgrade

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vs184239:~# apt-get check
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done

I don't have line "php_admin_flag safe_mode.." anywhere

I have only this type of php_admin_flag lines at few places in /etc/apache2/httpd.include
php_admin_flag engine on
php_admin_flag engine off

no safe_mod flags and I have another /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/conf/httpd.include for virtual host which is included in first one, but also no safe_mode flags.

and it appers to be on for web accessible folders

	<Directory /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs>
	<IfModule mod_php4.c>
		php_admin_flag engine on
		php_admin_value open_basedir "/var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs:/tmp"
	</IfModule>
	<IfModule mod_php5.c>
		php_admin_flag engine on
		php_admin_value open_basedir "/var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs:/tmp"
	</IfModule>
		SSLRequireSSL
		Options +Includes +ExecCGI
	</Directory>

When I "apt-get dist-upgrade" again, this are the results:

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Calculating Upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  bsdutils curl dhcp-client dnsutils e2fslibs e2fsprogs fetchmail file
  libblkid1 libcomerr2 libcurl3 libfreetype6 libisccc0 libkrb53 libmagic1
  libpcre3 libperl5.8 libssl-dev libssl0.9.7 libt1-5 libuuid1 libxml2 mount
  openssl perl perl-base perl-doc perl-modules tar tcpdump util-linux vim
  vim-common
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 33 not upgraded.

and it exits.
Also:
vs184239:~# mysqldump
-bash: mysqldump: command not found
which worked before :-/

[FeestBijtje]

Seems like 33 packages are not upgradet. And not responding properly.

//edit:
It seems you did not used "apt-get dist-upgrade" for the 2nd time. Try running that if not works read below.
// End of Edit.

Try under root:
# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade

If this does not work. I wont have any more advise. Then running X and downgrade and re dist-upgrade.

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I did used "apt-get dist-upgrade" for the 2nd time and 3rd...

That text above is c/p of it's 3rd output and current "apt-get upgrade" is the same.

There was something different when I run it for 2nd time - it asked me if I want to overwrite /etc/mysql/my.cnf and default answer was "No" which I selected and installation exited.
It's not asking me that again - is there a way to force it to ask me again and continue with installation?

I did not understand how to downgrade?

[FeestBijtje]

Alright this will overide every thing but we backup the mysql config.

# cp /etc/mysql/my.cnf /etc/mysql/my.cnf-bak
# apt-get -y -u dist-upgrade

After its done it will display the changes. And you can easly reconfigure it. But i would advice to backup the following:
/dir/to/php/binarys/php.ini
/etc/apache2/httpd.include
/etc/mysql/my.cnf

And re attempt the dist-upgrade. with the -y and -u flag
and backup the new version. And replace it with the old one. Should work.

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I have returned old instalation from backup, I'll try again in few days and let you know how it went

Thanks!!!