apachectl problem

Just installed apache on linux (downloaded binary distribution from
apache.org download).

Have problems starting apache. After running ./apachectl start I get
the following error:
[root@localhost bin]# ./apachectl start
../apachectl: line 71: /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd: cannot execute
binary file
../apachectl start: httpd could not be started

Please help and let me know how to fix this.

Thanks much. -- ado

try downloading the RPM version which will put a script in your system to
start and stop it with INIT
then you can use "service httpd start" from a root login
it will also setup the correct permissions on the files for proper
execution.
if you install it over a current install use "rpm -uvh" for upgrading or
"-ivh" for a reg. install.


"Ado" <ado_trakic DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > Just installed apache on linux (downloaded binary distribution from
 > apache.org download).
 >
 > Have problems starting apache. After running ./apachectl start I get
 > the following error:
 > [root@localhost bin]# ./apachectl start
 > ./apachectl: line 71: /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd: cannot execute
 > binary file
 > ./apachectl start: httpd could not be started
 >
 > Please help and let me know how to fix this.
 >
 > Thanks much. -- ado<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->