On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:23:49PM -0700, dckinder@mountain.net wrote: > I am trying to get Debian automatically to start, 1) MySQL and 2) > Apache > > According to the FAQs, rc.local does not work and I am supposed to > develop some scripts in /etc/init.d which take the arguments start', > `stop', `reload', `restart' or `force-reload' > First of all, all I want to do is to start these automatically upon > boot up. I do not care about the stop, reload, restart, or > force-reload and would prefer not to deal with them unless Debian > insists. > Secondly, precisely what language do I use. Eg: will the following, > for Apache work: > <script> > #!/bin/bash > /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start > </script> > If this language will not work, what will? And can I omit this reload > and other items about which I do not care. > Also, of course, precisely what language do I need for MySQL? > I understand that Debian automatically begins on run level 2. Do I > need to worry about other runlevels? Duncan: If you install both these programs from Debian packages, the rc*.d init scripts will be configured for you automatically, and the services will start up on boot. You'll also be able to start, stop, reload, or restart them with: # /etc/init.d/myservice start|stop|reload|restart ...syntax. If this doesn't suit your fancy, take a look at /etc/init.d/skeleton and modify it to suit your needs (copy it, *then* modify it). -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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