RE: problem with monitoring apache

[Cryer,Phil]

> this is the relevant monitrc part that i have been using on my solaris
server for years without a problem (instead of localhost i had the host
set to the 
> servers ip).
>
>  check process apache with pidfile /var/run/apache2.pid
>    start program = "/etc/init.d/apache2 start"
>    stop program  = "/etc/init.d/apache2 stop"
>    if failed host localhost port 80 protocol http
>       and request "/monit"
>       then restart
>
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:01] info     : Awakened by User defined signal 1
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:01] error    : HTTP error: Server returned status
404
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:01] error    : 'apache' failed protocol test [HTTP]
at
> INET[localhost:80] via TCP
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:01] info     : 'apache' trying to restart
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:01] info     : 'apache' stop: /etc/init.d/apache2
> [CEST Oct 11 02:29:02] info     : 'apache' start: /etc/init.d/apache2
> 
> am i missing something? could someone help please?

Two things I'd try, first off, in my Apache monit lines I have:

  check process apache with pidfile /var/run/apache2.pid
    start program = "/etc/init.d/apache2 start"
    stop program  = "/etc/init.d/apache2 stop"
    if failed host localhost port 80 protocol http then restart
    if cpu > 60% for 2 cycles then alert
    if cpu > 80% for 5 cycles then restart
    if totalmem > 200.0 MB for 5 cycles then restart
    if children > 250 then restart
    if loadavg(5min) greater than 10 for 8 cycles then stop

So I don't have the line you have, 'request "monit"' - is this needed?
What does it give you over my lines?

Secondly, maybe you're getting a 404 due to it calling localhost, sounds
like it should work, but try the IP and see if that works.  Also, for
logs I use:

Check file access.logs with path /var/logs/access.log
        if size > 10 MB then
        exec "/usr/local/bin/logrotate /var/logs/access.log apache"
Check file error.logs with path /var/logs/error.log
        if size > 10 MB then
        exec "/usr/local/bin/logrotate /var/logs/error.log apache"

Hope that helps.

P
 
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