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nospam178

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 1:34 am
Post subject: Why doesnt changing the document root location work?
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Hi

I am using webmin/apache

We have a website setup and working.

I want to change where the website is, so i went into webmin>apache>edit
directives and changed the document root
for my website from

/usr/home/philssite to /usr/home/new

saved etc, but when i pull my website up in a browser apache is still
taking the site from the old directory /usr/home/philssite

Why would this be?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 1:34 am
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:34:25 +0100 in
<message-id:1060983268.39770.0@lotis.uk.clara.net>
"Phil" <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:

 > Hi
 >
 > I am using webmin/apache
 >
 > We have a website setup and working.
 >
 > I want to change where the website is, so i went into
 > webmin>apache>edit directives and changed the document root
 > for my website from
 >
 > /usr/home/philssite to /usr/home/new
 >
 > saved etc, but when i pull my website up in a browser apache is
 > still taking the site from the old directory /usr/home/philssite
 >
 > Why would this be?


Did you restart Apache?



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Ian

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 6:40 pm
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On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:30:36 +0100 in
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"Phil" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:

 > Hmm, No i didnt.


Do now =)


 > In just moving over from IIS to apache.


Great!!! move.


 > Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
 > changes?


Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
it can rehash / reload the config =)



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Ian

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:30 pm
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"Ian.H [dS]" <ian DeleteThis @WINDOZEdigiserv.net> wrote in message
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 > On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:34:25 +0100 in
 > <message-id:1060983268.39770.0@lotis.uk.clara.net>
 > "Phil" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:
 >
  > > Hi
  > >
  > > I am using webmin/apache
  > >
  > > We have a website setup and working.
  > >
  > > I want to change where the website is, so i went into
  > > webmin>apache>edit directives and changed the document root
  > > for my website from
  > >
  > > /usr/home/philssite to /usr/home/new
  > >
  > > saved etc, but when i pull my website up in a browser apache is
  > > still taking the site from the old directory /usr/home/philssite
  > >
  > > Why would this be?
 >
 >
 > Did you restart Apache?
 >
 >
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Ian
 >


Hmm, No i didnt.
In just moving over from IIS to apache.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:23 pm
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Ian.H [dS] wrote:
 > "Phil" <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:

Is this a valid email-address? It's yours?

[...]
  >> Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
  >> changes?
 >
 > Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
 > file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
 > it can rehash / reload the config =)

False. There is no reason to stop apache. Tell him to reread his
configuration files will be enough. Is there no "apachectl reload" or
"apachectl graceful" possible on your Windows-system?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:08 pm
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On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:48:46 +0100 in
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"Phil" <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:

  > > Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's
  > > config file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be
  > > restarted so that it can rehash / reload the config =)

 >
 > Thanks Ian


No probs Phil.

You _CAN_ run:


/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl graceful


etc, but this says (according to Apache):


"Restart Apache gracefully"


Either way, says to me "restart in some fashion".

There's more info on <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://httpd.apache.org/" target="_blank">http://httpd.apache.org/</a> regarding the various
options for apachectl if you're interested in learning some more (I'm
not sure of them all off the top of my head.. so can't list them here).

The 'net start|stop" should work on win2k / XP etc.. but looked like you
were running on a *nix box with the path structure / dir names =)

Good luck with Apache.. can guarentee you won't regret switching from
IIS =)



Regards,

Ian

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:48 pm
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"Claudio Carobolante" <claudio.DeleteThis@carobolante.net> wrote in message
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 > Ian.H [dS] wrote:
  > > "Phil" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote:
 >
 > Is this a valid email-address? It's yours?
 >
 > [...]
   > >> Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
   > >> changes?
  > >
  > > Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
  > > file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
  > > it can rehash / reload the config =)
 >
 > False. There is no reason to stop apache. Tell him to reread his
 > configuration files will be enough. Is there no "apachectl reload" or
 > "apachectl graceful" possible on your Windows-system?

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:48 pm
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"Ian.H [dS]" <ian DeleteThis @WINDOZEdigiserv.net> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:30:36 +0100 in
 > <message-id:1061047847.97730.0@echo.uk.clara.net>
 > "Phil" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:
 >
  > > Hmm, No i didnt.
 >
 >
 > Do now =)
 >
 >
  > > In just moving over from IIS to apache.
 >
 >
 > Great!!! move.
 >
 >
  > > Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
  > > changes?
 >
 >
 > Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
 > file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
 > it can rehash / reload the config =)
 >
 >
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Ian
 >


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