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#1 2007-09-19 12:52:33
- hgpuke
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Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
Hi!
BACKGROUND
I just bought a DNS-323 because it seemed to offer more features than the LinkStation I had earlier (and that died...).
On the LinkStation I had Debian installed, and I was excited to see that this could also be installed on the DNS-323.
So I followed the instructions on the wiki, and it works.
However, the ultimate goal is to have full LAMP, that is Linux Apache MySQL and Php running (I had this on the LinkStation).
So, after installing the minimal etch distribution, I installed ssh, logged in, and then tried to install Apache2 (apt-get install apache2).
Apache installed, I got a warning about port 80 being in use so I edited /etc/apache2/ports.conf to use port 8008 instead.
THE PROBLEM
When I tried to start apache using the command "/etc/init.d/apache2 start" nothing happens. No error message, and Apache is not started. Nothing in the /var/log/apache2/* either.
If I do "apache2ctl status" I get the following error message: "Fatal: no entropy gathering module detected"
1. What does this message mean?
2. How can I correct the situation and get Apache to run?
3. Is Swap turned on on the DNS-323, in other words, will it be possible to run full LAMP?
4. Any other tips on what to do and what to install to get things running smoothly would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Hans-Göran Puke, Sweden
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#2 2007-09-19 14:02:25
- frodo
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
1) Sounds like you are trying to get openssl running
2) Remove SSL from the apache config?
3) Yes
4) As this is a machine with little memory 64M. I suggest running as few processes as possible. Tune your apache config.
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#3 2007-09-19 18:35:35
- hgpuke
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
frodo,
Thanks for your help!
I have some additional info:
frodo wrote:
1) Sounds like you are trying to get openssl running
2) Remove SSL from the apache config?
Actually, I managed to trace this problem down to what seems to be a problem with /dev/random and /dev/urandom.
/dev/urandom is not world-readable, so I made it.
/dev/random does not exist, so I made it a symbolic link to /dev/urandom
Now it works.
Regarding small memory size: Well, everything is relative. The LinkStation also has 64 MB and I managed to get full LAMP running, using suitable configurations of Apache, MySQL and Php. The Linksys NSLU2 that I also have only has 32MB of memory and I didn't manage to run LAMP on that, but lighttpd with php worked. No database though.
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#4 2007-09-20 23:53:25
- frodo
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
Got a NSLU2 too but I use that for backups. rsnapshot rules!
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#5 2007-09-21 00:16:42
- hgpuke
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
Just to let you know: LAMP is now fully operational. As a proof, I installed Wordpress. It can be reached at http://home.puke.se/blog (but it is in Swedish)
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#6 2007-12-03 09:35:17
- seeheng
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
Can you please post a HOWTO guide? Thanks
hgpuke wrote:
Just to let you know: LAMP is now fully operational. As a proof, I installed Wordpress. It can be reached at http://home.puke.se/blog (but it is in Swedish)
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#7 2007-12-03 10:58:12
- hgpuke
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Re: Problem getting Apache to run under Debian
Unfortunately I did not write down exactly what I did to get LAMP running, but here is a general idea:
1. Install Debian according to the instructions on the Wiki
2. # apt-get install apache2
3. # chmod 777 /dev/urandom
4. # ln -s /dev/urandom /dev/random
5. # apt-get install mysql
6. Look in the documents for mysql to find a sample configuration fill for systems with little memory, use that configuration file instead of the standard.
7. Do the same for apache.
8. /etc/init.d/apache2 start
9. /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Something like that
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