Can not restart httpd...

[bizoppz]

This is the second time I have experienced this problem. My server company is no where to be found, so I am hoping and PRAYING to get some help here from forum members...

When I attempt to visit any of the sites on my server (http://www... port 80), I am confronted with a "SERVER ERROR" page... I can FTP in just fine, I can access SSH and I can access POP3. I am also UNable to login to DA for any user (admin included)...

When I check the statuses for each port, they are all fine, except when I check the status of httpd, I get the following message: httpd dead but pid file exists

When I attempt to upload files via FTP, I get a "" error message...

I can not create files via SSH. I always get the "cannot create regular file `index.php': Read-only file system" error message...

Someone once told me that something may be corrupt, however, the last time this happened, it managed to work it self out as a few days later, everything was working again... I do not have a few days to hope it all works itself out. I need to get back to business ASAP...

Any ideas? Anyone ever encounter such a problem? As far as I know, no one has attempted any updates or major changes or anything like that, so I am at a complete lost and when I try to contact my server provider, it's like they are non-existant...

 

[floyd]

You are going to have to get your server company to reboot your server. If you try to reboot it yourself it will likely fail. It may even need fsck. After the reboot you need to do a backup. There is a chance that the hard drive is failing. Something caused it to go into read-only mode and hard drive failures is one reason.

 

[bizoppz]

thank you. I have requested a manual reboot multiple times (so I was happy to hear you say it as well) but my server company doesn't seem to want to satisfy it's customer. I NEED some info that is on the server and for which I do not have recent enough backups. Because it will not allow me to create files, I can't create bakups of the MySQL databases which is my main concern... anyone have any ideas?

 

[floyd]

You should still be able to use ftp to download. You won't be able to create tar files or gz files but you should still be able to transfer files through ftp to your computer.

Some ssh clients will also allow you to transfer files and there is WinSCP. You'll need one of these to log in as root and transfer the mysql databases. You can just transfer the database files themselves.

I use this http://ftp.ssh.com/pub/ssh/SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe

 

[bizoppz]

One more question if I may... once I have downloaded the databases, do I simply upload them to another server? If so, can I upload to a server with a different database structure? (going from DA to cPanel... would that work?)

 

[nobaloney]

One more question if I may... once I have downloaded the databases, do I simply upload them to another server?

It might work.

If so, can I upload to a server with a different database structure? (going from DA to cPanel... would that work?)

It probably wouldn't.

Jeff