[PLUG] Can't reach local web

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Sun Dec 29 01:44:04 UTC 2019


On 12/28/19 2:57 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> On 2019-12-28 09:20, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> I run Apache on my Xubuntu 18.04 machine. This morning it isn't
>> working. Looking for answers on the Internet gave me an instruction
>> for checking the status of Apache:
>>
>> $ sudo systemctl status apache2
>> [sudo] password for rsteff:
>> Unit apache2.service could not be found.
>>
>> Where do I start looking for why this is the case, and how to fix it?
>
> First, check to see if it is running:
>   ps ax | grep http
> or
>   ps ax | grep apache
>
> Does one of them show up?
ps ax | grep http
  2511 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.22 
/org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1

ps ax | grep apache
  4553 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto apache


>
> If not:
>
> You might try:
>   sudo systemctl status apache
> or
>   sudo systejctl status httpd
>
> Report back on these.
>

$ sudo systemctl status apache
[sudo] password for rsteff:
Unit apache.service could not be found.

$ sudo systejctl status httpd
sudo: systejctl: command not found


 From what I understand -- admittedly not a lot -- apache of some flavor 
is missing in action. Should I just reinstall apache? If I do, do I need 
to copy my www directory first?

BTW, I have not lost apache on my laptop. Same OS and version.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens





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