How to restart Apache

Boballoo

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How can I restart Apache from the control panel? Sorry, I am new to DA so please excuse me if this is obvious but I can't seem to find this anywhere. I can see where to restart the apache components but not the entire apache server. I have added several dozen new domains but none are showing at their URLS. The NSs have propagated but I still get the "Welcome to the home of "abc.com" message from DA. I have deleted the index file for this domain and uploaded the new index.HTML file to the correct location but still get this page appearing which I cannot find anywhere. I assume it is generated by DA from another location and does not exist in the public_html directory since I have deleted that one. I think I just need to restart the apache server (This is what used to happen with PLESK and a restart of the apache server was the solution.) Any help would be appreciated.
 
Boballoo said:
How can I restart Apache from the control panel?
Check under System / Services Info.
Sorry, I am new to DA so please excuse me if this is obvious but I can't seem to find this anywhere. I can see where to restart the apache components but not the entire apache server.
Now you've got me confused. What do you mean by apache components?
I have added several dozen new domains but none are showing at their URLS. The NSs have propagated but I still get the "Welcome to the home of "abc.com" message from DA. I have deleted the index file for this domain and uploaded the new index.HTML file to the correct location but still get this page appearing which I cannot find anywhere. I assume it is generated by DA from another location and does not exist in the public_html directory since I have deleted that one.
It does exist in the public_html directory.

If you're sure that your own desktop doesn't have the old page cached, then it would seem that you're pointing to the wrong place. If you can post your URL and the IP#, perhaps we can test for you. Make sure the domain name you're using actually resolves to the IP# you think it resolves to.
I think I just need to restart the apache server (This is what used to happen with PLESK and a restart of the apache server was the solution.)
DA is certainly not Plesk. :D If restarting apache from the locatoin I mentioned above doesn't help, then it's no ta simple apache restart issue.

Jeff
 
Re: Re: How to restart Apache

jlasman said:
Check under System / Services Info.

Now you've got me confused. What do you mean by apache components?

Jeff
HTTP etc. There is no place where it says "Apache server" it lists several items but none of them is the apache server. (Is httpd the Apache server?)

Anyway the problem has been solved by restarting using SSH which is easier anyway but I don't understand why this is not available as a DA function.
 
Re: Re: Re: How to restart Apache

Boballoo said:
HTTP etc. There is no place where it says "Apache server" it lists several items but none of them is the apache server. (Is httpd the Apache server?)
Yes, httpd is the Apache server, or more correctly apache is an http daemon, and httpd is short for http daemon

Do you have experience with Windows webhosting? I'd think so, since the Windows IIS server is an http daemon, plus an ftp daemon, and so forth.

But with unix/linux, httpd is apache.
Anyway the problem has been solved by restarting using SSH
Totally impossible. SSH has nothing to do with webhosting. Nor anything to do with DNS. There's nothing restarting SSH could have done to make domains resolve.

Did you reboot your server or restart your network in the meantime? Or even shut down and restart your browser? This appears to be a local cache issue.

which is easier anyway but I don't understand why this is not available as a DA function.
sshd (the Secure Shell Daemon) can be stopped and started from the same System / Services Info page.

However... DA's various skins do leave some room for confusion; using the most recent skin the page isn't called System / Services Info but rather Service Monitor.

Jeff
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: How to restart Apache

jlasman said:
Totally impossible. SSH has nothing to do with webhosting. Nor anything to do with DNS. There's nothing restarting SSH could have done to make domains resolve.
I restarted the apache server using SSH. (apachectl graceful) I did not restart SSH. After restarting the apache server everything is as it should be. Problem solved.
 
Sorry; I was confused about your response. But now I don't know wha tyou mean by it's not available; on my DA boxes I can start and stop apache (httpd) from the control panel.

Jeff
 
jlasman said:
Sorry; I was confused about your response. But now I don't know wha tyou mean by it's not available; on my DA boxes I can start and stop apache (httpd) from the control panel.

Jeff
I did not know that httpd was the same as Apache. This is my first time using DA and in other admin systems it is called "Apache server" so I was confused but it is sorted out now. Thanks for your help.
 
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