[NBLUG/talk] php5 apache2 WON'T DIE

[Robert Hayes]

Oops. A little deficient in that response, too, wasn't I?

The apache version that is back in place is 1.3.


On Saturday 19 May 2007 15:44, Eric Eisenhart wrote:
> On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 01:46:20PM -0700, Robert Hayes wrote:
> > I removed apache2, and php5, installed apache (1.3) and php4, and php5
> > and apache2 keep coming up.
> >
> > I've ripped the directories out by the roots manually from a console.
> > They still keep coming up.
> >
> > Years ago I went on vacation for a week and left my VW parked next to
> > some kudzu vine. When I came home six days later the kudzu had crawled up
> > the tires, over the fenders and the two sides were weaving together
> > across the hood.
> >
> > That was funny. This isn't.
> >
> > Any guidance, please.
>
> lsof.
>
> Specifically, look for the process id of the process that  you don't want,
> and run something like "lsof -p 317".  One of the very first things listed
> will be the executable that it ran from, followed by lots of libraries (and
> other dynamically loaded objects, aka ".so files").
>
> Another thing to try.  Get the process ID again.  Usually there's one
> httpd/apache process running as root and the rest as "apache" or "http" or
> "www-data" -- for the lsof thing it didn't matter which you got, for this
> you really need the one that's running as root.
> "strace -p 317"
> Then in another console, "kill -HUP 317"
>
> This will tell the apache process to reload its configuration, which will
> naturally involve loading all the configuration files.
>
> And, of course, "ps auxfw" is handy for this kind of thing.
>
> You didn't mention which distro you're using, but I would definitely
> recommend using the information you gather from the above to find out which
> package has the files causing you the problems, and tell the package
> management system to remove those packages...  Try working with your
> package management system before ripping things out manually, or you risk
> leaving roots that will sprout again and you'll never get the kudzu out of
> your engine compartment.