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by **Darre** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 05:11:41

I am quite new to FreeBSD, I have 4.5 installed text mode only on a 486 :)
and I also installed apache 2.0.43 everything runs good, question though,
how do i make it so everytime i reboot my computer, apache will start
automatically?

by **Lowell Gilber** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 05:20:58

> I am quite new to FreeBSD, I have 4.5 installed text mode only on a 486 :)
> and I also installed apache 2.0.43 everything runs good, question though,
> how do i make it so everytime i reboot my computer, apache will start
> automatically?

Put a script in '/usr/local/etc/rc.d'.
The Apache port does this for you automatically, I think.

"man rc.local" for details on how to do it by hand.

by **Simon Barne** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 07:04:36

Quote:> Put a script in '/usr/local/etc/rc.d'.
> The Apache port does this for you automatically, I think.

> "man rc.local" for details on how to do it by hand.

I think the port will only create a file apache.sh.sample. You will need to copy
it the apache.sh and make it executable. This has the advantage, that the port
will only overwrite the .sample file when you update apache, and not the script
that might have been carefully adapted by you.

Simon

by **Ralph Huntingto** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 07:10:37

Quote:> I am quite new to FreeBSD, I have 4.5 installed text mode only on a 486 :)
> and I also installed apache 2.0.43 everything runs good, question though,
> how do i make it so everytime i reboot my computer, apache will start
> automatically?

Any executable .sh file located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ will be run on
startup (last in the boot sequence) with an argument of 'start'. So, for
example, you might create

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/rclocal.sh

with contents like (for example)

#!/bin/sh
/path/to/apachectl $1

The '$1' will take the 'start' argument and apply it, or you could just say
it explicitly and discard the argument.

#!/bin/sh
/path/to/apachectl start

Remember to chmod your startup script executable. -=r=-

by **Lowell Gilber** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 07:44:50

> > Put a script in '/usr/local/etc/rc.d'.
> > The Apache port does this for you automatically, I think.

> > "man rc.local" for details on how to do it by hand.

> I think the port will only create a file apache.sh.sample. You will need to copy
> it the apache.sh and make it executable. This has the advantage, that the port
> will only overwrite the .sample file when you update apache, and not the script
> that might have been carefully adapted by you.

The port's makefile seems to disagree.
Have I missed something?

${ECHO} "Installing ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/apache2.sh startup file."; \
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} -m 751 ${WRKDIR}/apache2.sh ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/apache2.sh; \
fi

by **Simon Barne** » Sat, 25 Jan 2003 21:52:17

>> I think the port will only create a file apache.sh.sample. You will need to copy
>> it the apache.sh and make it executable. This has the advantage, that the port
>> will only overwrite the .sample file when you update apache, and not the script
>> that might have been carefully adapted by you.

> The port's makefile seems to disagree.
> Have I missed something?

> ${ECHO} "Installing ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/apache2.sh startup file."; \
> ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} -m 751 ${WRKDIR}/apache2.sh ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/apache2.sh; \
> fi

No, you're right. I should have had a look at the Makefile before my post.

My postings points out the policy that ports should follow when they install
configuration files and the like. At least, the Apache 2 port will check
whether there is already a startup file.

Simon

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