Apache failing to start from launched plist, starts from httpd

[rachalmers]

Apache is working fine if I start it with /usr/sbin/httpd -k start But If I use the apachectl start command it fails, as does the plist file. It’s only started doing this I think since I rebooted a few days ago.
Summary:
httpd -k start ,works
apachectl start ,does not.

The error in system.log appears to be “Service could not initialise: 18E226” but I can’t see what the problem is. Latest Mojave.

The full error seems to be.
com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (org.apache.httpd[2412]): Service could not initialize: 18E226: xpcproxy + 11291 [1534][1571C9B2-C489-3268-9D6B-73137AC77303]: 0x2

Anyone know why this could be happening?
Thanks


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[Ratsima]

apachectl is a shell script.

Is it possible that there is a path problem? Is everything the script wants in the place where the script expects it to be? Have you installed any non-Apple versions of any software that ended up in a location different from the Apple version?

FWIW (nothing), it works on my machine.

 

[rachalmers]

Hi thanks.
The problem was, I'd moved the Ruby binary - and httpd-wrapper needs the Apple Ruby in /usr/bin/ruby.

I put it back, and all started to work again.

 

[Ratsima]

Yeah, I figured it had to be something like that.

Glad you got it sorted.