Apache running but no sites seen

[nobaloney]

We've got an interesting system problem.

CentOS 3.x.

Just updated customapache; it didn't help.

Apache runs fine, but the browser will look forever and not find sites.

The httpd access_log is empty; the error_log never sees anything.

Firewalling is off.

Any ideas?

Jeff

 

[CiscoMike]

apache even listening? I know you said it's running but what about the socket listening (netstat). What about hitting the IP? do you get the generic "It works" page?

 

[nobaloney]

apache even listening? I know you said it's running but what about the socket listening (netstat).

It appears to be listening.

# netstat | grep http lists lots of connections. CLOSE_WAIT, ESTABLISHED, SYN_RECV, SYN_SENT.

What about hitting the IP? do you get the generic "It works" page?

Nope. Same problem. Just eventually times out.

Jeff

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hi Jeff,

Assuming it's the server that I just logged into to check out, I used this guide:
http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=9

Keep an eye on it to see if that helps.

John

 

[nobaloney]

Thanks, John.

And now, for everyone...

The system had run out of file-descriptors.

Hopefully John will consider switching to monolithic error and access log files for apache, with some method of stripping them in to individual domain-level files that doesn't require keeping so many files at once.

Jeff