The following reply was made to PR os-windows/3800; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Scott Pollard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: os-windows/3800: Apache won't start -- Win98 install appears incomplete -- dirs conf modules and cgi-bin are empty Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 11:46:55 -0000 OK it's fine now. I did a 'remove programs' on the original install and re-installed the download. Worked a treat ! Reg entry, conf files etc all present. Looks like maybe a tangle over the pending restart required by Acrobat may have precluded proper updating of the registry or whatever. May well be a Win98 glitch. Memo to myself -- one thing at a time, huh? Memo to others -- "it is recommended that you do not attempt to install Apache whilst a system restart is pending -- for example from the installation of other software components" Sorry to have troubled you. Thanks, SP -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Scott.Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 30 January 1999 23:36 Subject: Re: os-windows/3800: Apache won't start -- Win98 install appears incomplete -- dirs conf modules and cgi-bin are empty [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ] Synopsis: Apache won't start -- Win98 install appears incomplete -- dirs conf modules and cgi-bin are empty State-Changed-From-To: open-feedback State-Changed-By: pcs State-Changed-When: Sat Jan 30 11:40:01 PST 1999 State-Changed-Why: While I am not directly aware of anyone confirming Apache installs on Win98, you should not get this problem. I suspect if this was common more people would have reported it. The installer certainly works on a fresh system, and includes content for the "modules" and "conf" directory. The later comes from a program run after installation, but the former is installed by the installer itself, and it would be very unusual for it not to be installed (unless you unselect "Additional Modules" in the custom install). Are you sure you were not out of disk space, or did not have permission to write to the install directory? What actually *is* in the installed directory tree? Did the installer give any error messages? Did it get to the end and offer to display the README file? Have you tried removing the install directory and installing Apache again? Note you should not reboot after installing (or deinstalling) Apache. Nowhere in the install or documentation does it tell you to reboot (I guess it won't do any harm, but only stupid application software should require an OS reboot so Apache doesn't). To run Apache manually, you need to give it the full pathname. For example, C:\Apache\apache -d C:\Apache. To check the registry, look in \HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apache Group\Apache\1.3.4.
