Pointing the Virtual Hosts to beta site

gkamp · Feb 24, 2011

Not sure if I am using the correct terminology but I can't get the site past "It Works!". We have a full website in the htdocs. It am just unable to there through the browser.

Help!

Greg Kamp

webizen · Feb 24, 2011

check error log (e.g. /usr/local/lsws/logs/error.log) for more details.

gkamp · Feb 24, 2011

I am not really that saive w/ this but I am all I got. The errors say that vhconf.xml file has no element. I don't know what to do with that.

2011-02-24 16:10:20.694 [NOTICE] [15739] Loading LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard ...
2011-02-24 16:10:20.765 [NOTICE] [ADMIN] server socket: uds://usr/local/lsws/admin/tmp/admin.sock.7008
2011-02-24 16:10:20.765 [NOTICE] Loading configuration from /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.xml ...
2011-02-24 16:10:20.772 [NOTICE] Recovering server socket: [*:8088]
2011-02-24 16:10:20.772 [NOTICE] Recovering server socket: [*:7080]
2011-02-24 16:10:20.772 [INFO] old priority: -19, new priority: -19
2011-02-24 16:10:20.773 [INFO] [config:server:basic] For better obscurity, server version number is hidden in the response header.
2011-02-24 16:10:20.802 [NOTICE] [PID: 15741]: start cgid: 15742, /usr/local/lsws/bin/httpd
2011-02-24 16:10:20.806 [NOTICE] The maximum number of file descriptor limit is set to 4096.
2011-02-24 16:10:20.814 [ERROR] [/var/www/beta.grunt.com/htdocs/conf/vhconf.xml:1] no element found
2011-02-24 16:10:20.814 [ERROR] [config:server:vhosts] cannot load configure file - /var/www/beta.grunt.com/htdocs/conf/vhconf.xml !
2011-02-24 16:10:20.834 [ERROR] [config:template:centralConfigLog] Listener [Default] does not exist
2011-02-24 16:10:20.836 [ERROR] [config:vhost:BETA] Path for vhost root is not accessible: /usr/local/lsws/BETA/
2011-02-24 16:10:20.841 [ERROR] [config:template:EasyRailsWithSuEXEC] Listener [Default] does not exist
2011-02-24 16:10:20.844 [NOTICE] litespeed (15741) is ready
2011-02-24 16:10:20.865 [NOTICE] [AutoRestarter] new child process with pid=15744 is forked!
2011-02-24 16:10:20.872 [NOTICE] [child: 15744] Successfully change current user to nobody
2011-02-24 16:10:20.873 [NOTICE] [Child: 15744] Core dump is enabled.
2011-02-24 16:10:20.874 [NOTICE] [Child: 15744] Setup swapping space...
2011-02-24 16:10:20.874 [NOTICE] [Child: 15744] LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard starts successfully!
2011-02-24 16:10:21.118 [NOTICE] [AutoUpdate] Checking for new releases..., pid=15746
2011-02-24 16:10:21.299 [NOTICE] Start to clean up cache directory, pid=15747
2011-02-24 16:10:21.316 [INFO] [AutoUpdate] No new update.
2011-02-24 16:10:28.283 [NOTICE] [Child: 40383] Shut down successfully!
2011-02-24 16:10:28.284 [NOTICE] [AdminPHP] stop worker processes
2011-02-24 16:16:06.509 [INFO] Remove pid: 15809

webizen · Feb 24, 2011

Looks like your config of vhost root and vhost config file path are wrong.

You need to make sure the path /usr/local/lsws/BETA/ is writable by lsadm user (i.e. running user of LSWS web admin console).

You need to point your vhost Config File to be $VH_ROOT/conf/vhost.xml instead of $DOC_ROOT/conf/vhost.xml

Go to LSWS Web Admin console -> Configuration -> Virtual Hosts -> BETA -> Basic -> Base:
Virtual Host Root => $SERVER_ROOT/BETA
Config File => $VH_ROOT/conf/vhconf.xml

Also make sure path $VH_ROOT/conf (i.e. /usr/local/lsws/BETA/conf) is writable by lsadm user.

Save and Apply Changes. Then Graceful Restart LSWS and see if you have further errors.

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

here is the new errors.

2011-02-25 10:02:07.668 [NOTICE] [8798] Loading LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard ...
2011-02-25 10:02:07.727 [NOTICE] [ADMIN] server socket: uds://usr/local/lsws/admin/tmp/admin.sock.7414
2011-02-25 10:02:07.727 [NOTICE] Loading configuration from /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.xml ...
2011-02-25 10:02:07.736 [NOTICE] Recovering server socket: [*:8088]
2011-02-25 10:02:07.736 [NOTICE] Recovering server socket: [*:7080]
2011-02-25 10:02:07.737 [INFO] old priority: -19, new priority: -19
2011-02-25 10:02:07.737 [INFO] [config:server:basic] For better obscurity, server version number is hidden in the response header.
2011-02-25 10:02:07.755 [NOTICE] [PID: 8800]: start cgid: 8801, /usr/local/lsws/bin/httpd
2011-02-25 10:02:07.759 [NOTICE] The maximum number of file descriptor limit is set to 4096.
2011-02-25 10:02:07.767 [ERROR] [config:vhost:BETA] missing <docRoot> in <virtualHostConfig>
2011-02-25 10:02:07.767 [ERROR] [config:vhost:BETA] configuration failed!
2011-02-25 10:02:07.768 [ERROR] [config:template:centralConfigLog] Listener [Default] does not exist
2011-02-25 10:02:07.769 [ERROR] [config:vhost:BETA] Path for document root is not accessible: /usr/local/lsws/BETA/public_html/
2011-02-25 10:02:07.769 [ERROR] [config:vhost:BETA] configuration failed!
2011-02-25 10:02:07.770 [ERROR] [config:template:EasyRailsWithSuEXEC] Listener [Default] does not exist
2011-02-25 10:02:07.772 [NOTICE] litespeed (8800) is ready
2011-02-25 10:02:07.797 [NOTICE] [AutoRestarter] new child process with pid=8802 is forked!
2011-02-25 10:02:07.804 [NOTICE] [child: 8802] Successfully change current user to nobody
2011-02-25 10:02:07.805 [NOTICE] [Child: 8802] Core dump is enabled.
2011-02-25 10:02:07.806 [NOTICE] [Child: 8802] Setup swapping space...
2011-02-25 10:02:07.807 [NOTICE] [Child: 8802] LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard starts successfully!
2011-02-25 10:02:08.103 [NOTICE] [AutoUpdate] Checking for new releases..., pid=8803
2011-02-25 10:02:08.226 [INFO] [AutoUpdate] No new update.
2011-02-25 10:02:08.228 [NOTICE] Start to clean up cache directory, pid=8804
2011-02-25 10:02:15.213 [NOTICE] [Child: 8371] Shut down successfully!
2011-02-25 10:02:15.214 [NOTICE] [AdminPHP] stop worker processes
2011-02-25 10:09:17.575 [INFO] Remove pid: 8862

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

You need to point your Document Root to /var/www/beta.grunt.com/htdocs

Go to LSWS Web Admin console -> Configuration -> Virtual Hosts -> BETA -> General -> General:
Document Root => /var/www/beta.grunt.com/htdocs

Make sure path /var/www/beta.grunt.com/htdocs is readable by web server user (i.e. nobody).

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

Thank you very much. It knocked the number of errors:

2011-02-25 12:44:23.034 ERROR [config:template:centralConfigLog] Listener [Default] does not exist
2011-02-25 12:44:23.036 ERROR [config:template:EasyRailsWithSuEXEC] Listener [Default] does not exist

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

These errors are no harm as long as your virtual host BETA is working.

If you want to get rid of these errors, do one of the followings:
1. Create a listener (Admin Console -> Configuration -> Listeners) called 'Default'.
or
2. Go to Virtual Host Templates (Admin Console -> Configuration -> Virtual Host Templates -> centralConfigLog/EasyRailsWithSuEXEC) and change Mapped Listeners to one of the existing listeners*.

* To find out existing listeners, go to Admin Console -> Configuration -> Listeners.

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

this is great no error. but i am still not getting past the 'It Works!'

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

Is your domain pointing to the right server? beta.grunt.com doesn't resolve in DNS.

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

try dev.grunt.com

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

does the Virtual Host Root of the VH Template need to be set as the same as the Virtuals Host's VHR?

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

VHR of VH Template is $SERVER_ROOT/$VH_NAME/. The one for virtual host can be the same or different (e.g. $SERVER_ROOT/actual_vhost_name/).

dev.* doesn't respond. Maybe you have firewall block it. Make sure VH (BETA) is added to your listener virtual host mappings with domains include dev.*).

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

firewall doesn't matter right now. this is completely internal. I set the domain to *.grunt.com. If go to dev.grunt.com:8088 I get a blank screen.

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

create a test file (e.g. phpinfo.php) under the vhost document root and request http://dev.grunt.com:8088/phpinfo.php to see if it works for you. if so, what version of PHP are you running?
$ cat phpinfo.php
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
$

also check error log when you request http://dev.grunt.com:8088 for any errors.

I suspect that you are still using the default php (with limited extensions) that comes with lsws. Your package requires a different php. If that's the case, you need to build new php in LSWS.

gkamp · Feb 25, 2011

http://dev.grunt.com:8088 is looking at the phpinfo.php file that is located at /usr/local/lsws/lsphp5/lib not the one located /var/www/dev.grunt.com/htdocs

We are using version PHP 5.3.5

No errors. But Notices:

2011-02-25 16:24:15.215 NOTICE [53284] Loading LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard ...
2011-02-25 16:24:15.257 NOTICE [ADMIN] server socket: uds://usr/local/lsws/admin/tmp/admin.sock.7829
2011-02-25 16:24:15.257 NOTICE Loading configuration from /usr/local/lsws/conf/httpd_config.xml ...
2011-02-25 16:24:15.261 NOTICE Recovering server socket: [*:8088]
2011-02-25 16:24:15.261 NOTICE Recovering server socket: [*:7080]
2011-02-25 16:24:15.262 INFO old priority: -19, new priority: -19
2011-02-25 16:24:15.262 INFO [config:server:basic] For better obscurity, server version number is hidden in the response header.
2011-02-25 16:24:15.291 NOTICE [PID: 53286]: start cgid: 53287, /usr/local/lsws/bin/httpd
2011-02-25 16:24:15.295 NOTICE The maximum number of file descriptor limit is set to 4096.
2011-02-25 16:24:15.300 INFO [config:vhost:BETA:logging] no separate logging set up.
2011-02-25 16:24:15.302 INFO [config:template

HP_SuEXEC] Virtual host BETA already exists, skip template configuration.
2011-02-25 16:24:15.304 NOTICE litespeed (53286) is ready
2011-02-25 16:24:15.317 NOTICE [AutoRestarter] new child process with pid=53288 is forked!
2011-02-25 16:24:15.322 NOTICE [child: 53288] Successfully change current user to nobody
2011-02-25 16:24:15.322 NOTICE [Child: 53288] Core dump is enabled.
2011-02-25 16:24:15.324 NOTICE [Child: 53288] Setup swapping space...
2011-02-25 16:24:15.325 NOTICE [Child: 53288] LiteSpeed/4.0.20 Standard starts successfully!
2011-02-25 16:24:16.106 NOTICE [AutoUpdate] Checking for new releases..., pid=53291
2011-02-25 16:24:16.198 NOTICE Start to clean up cache directory, pid=53292
2011-02-25 16:24:16.226 INFO [AutoUpdate] No new update.

webizen · Feb 25, 2011

It seems the document root for your virtual host (BETA) is still wrong. please paste your vhost config (i.e. /usr/local/lsws/BETA/conf/vhconf.xml) here.

gkamp · Feb 28, 2011

this is the content of the xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<virtualHostConfig>
<docRoot>/var/www/dev.grunt.com/htdocs</docRoot>
<adminEmails>gkamp@grunt.com, kerry@grunt.com, jcain@grunt.com</adminEmails>
<enableGzip></enableGzip>
</virtualHostConfig>

webizen · Mar 1, 2011

If that's all in there, then your vhost is missing a lot of stuff. You may want to re-create the vhost from web admin console or pm the server access for us to take a look.

gkamp · Mar 1, 2011

Take a look, please.

where could i find an example?

what exactly is suppose to be in vhost.

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