How do you restore Apache to its original state?

[mrjamin]

dear all,

apache has started to play up recently; every time i attempt to restart/start it i get the following error:

sudo apachectl graceful
Password:
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd not running, trying to start
Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:
Invalid command 'od_status.so', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
/usr/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd could not be started

Line 2 is "## httpd.conf -- Apache HTTP server configuration file", the second uncommented line is "ServerRoot "/usr"" and the only mention of the troublesome "od_status.so" is on the following line:

"#LoadModule status_module libexec/httpd/mod_status.so"

you see my confusion!

I've reverted the httpd.conf file to its original state (using the httpd.conf.default AND httpd.conf.bak) but i still get the same error - any ideas? I'm thinking that just reinstalling apache would be the best bet but i have no idea how to go about it!

to summarise: HELP!

 

[mnkeybsness]

have you been modifying the httpd.conf file? if so, what where you changing?

perhaps you should double and triple check all the changes that you have made.

 

[macktheknife]

You could always just replace the httpd.conf file. That should do the trick. Make sure you save the old one just in case, though.

 

[mrjamin]

already replaced the conf file with the .default, and the .bak that was created when i installed some update - it just randomly stopped working the other day. The only changes i made to the conf file were months ago when i enabled php.

the permissions on the file are all fine, and i've done "repair permissions".

Basically - how do i reinstall apache? can i just follow the Unix instructions?