after a restore a website doesn't work.

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#1 Mon, 01/12/2009 - 07:10
ConRadical

after a restore a website doesn't work.

I did a restore to the entire server, but after that one of our websites didn't work, we were getting 500 internal errors.

I tried installing php4(i remembered the old server had it). The error went away, but now were are left with a blank screen.

I can't find any hints in the error lots, any suggestions.

FYI, This site is driven of a database.

It's frustrating that a restore doesn't restore everything as it was.

Mon, 01/12/2009 - 07:14
andreychek

I'd make sure you check both the system Apache logs (in /var/log), as well as in the individual Virtual Server logs, in $HOME/logs/error_log, for any errors.

If something isn't working, it should definitely be showing up in one of those.

By default, installing php4 wouldn't necessarily install the MySQL modules for PHP, you might need to make sure php4-mysql is installed.
-Eric

Mon, 01/12/2009 - 07:25
Joe
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You specifically might want to check the suexec log while looking at the Apache logs in /var/log/httpd (or /var/log/apache2). It'll have to be saying <i>something</i> about the problem in at least one of the logs.

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Wed, 01/14/2009 - 19:30
flameproof

My experience with restore or re-install on a VPS is that only part of the systems gets updated. I noticed that i.e. logfiles do not get touched. I had it also that a re-install had some old user leftovers.

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 20:01 (Reply to #4)
Joe
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<div class='quote'>My experience with restore or re-install on a VPS is that only part of the systems gets updated. I noticed that i.e. logfiles do not get touched. I had it also that a re-install had some old user leftovers.</div>

I don't know what any of these sentences mean. ;-)

If there's a bug in restoration, we'd like to know about it. But, you said, &quot;restore of re-installation&quot; as though the two are somehow related...and they aren't. So, I'm confused. (But, that happens a lot, so I'm sure everything'll work out in the end.)

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Wed, 01/14/2009 - 20:25
flameproof

It's not related in any way to virtualmin. I did a few restore and re-install on my VPS via Virtuozzo and I noticed that a re-install does not give you fresh new system. Maybe it's an issue with my host.

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