/etc/apache2- all folders are empty

[Rachel]

Hey,

First I want the webserver up and running. Later once I get familiar I'll go for Virtual Host setup, for now I want to stick to default one.

So I re-installed LAMP server, but when I try to start apache
sudo etc/init.d/apache2 start

it says "404: Can't open /etc/apache2/envvars.

When I checked my apache2, all folders were empty. That's the problem I guess, how do I get the contents up there. Will the reinstall work?

sudo apt-get re-install apache2

Thanks!

[stevie_b]

When I installed Apache I did so using the source and not the package.

Having downloaded the source and unpacked the tarball, I issued these commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2
make
sudo make install
sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

Not sure if that helps you or not...

[Rachel]

Hey Stevie,

No problem I figured it out and now it's installed.

I had to remove apache completely.

sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep apache2 (This lists the installs of apache2)

To delete all the installs listed use the below command:
sudo apt-get remove --purge apache2 <......list of installs>

Then install apache:
sudo apt-get install apache2

Make sure you have my.conf and debian-start files in /etc/mysql to run the mysqlserver.

I installed the LAMP sever rather than the tar files. It's easy using LAMP if your a beginner not familiar with terminal installation.


To install LAMP Systems->Administration->Synaptic package Manager

Edit->Mark Packages by task. Check against the LAMP and click MARK and then APPLY that'll do the job.

Finally, do I save all my php files in /var/www/myfilename.php. By writing the code through the terminal using sudo nano /var/www/myfilename.php.