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Apache2 is not working when I try to reload the Apache2 error msg is coming. I am very new to server and Apache2 could you please help to run the apache2. Below is the error code.

:/etc/apache2/sites-available# sudo service apache2 reload
 * Reloading web server apache2                                                                                                   *
 * The apache2 configtest failed. Not doing anything.
Output of config test was:
(20)Not a directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/log/apache2/' for main error log
(20)Not a directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/log/apache2/' for error log of vhost define                          d at /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf:1
(20)Not a directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/log/apache2/' for error log of vhost define                          d at /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf:1
AH00014: Configuration check failed
Action 'configtest' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
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(20)Not a directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/log/apache2/'

Check if /var/log/apache2 directory exists and Apache has read-write access to it.

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  • there is /var/log/ as a directory inside there is a file called apache2 – Nisha Jan 4 '17 at 13:28
  • /etc/apache2 directory is available – Nisha Jan 4 '17 at 13:29
  • /var/log/apache2 must be a directory that the user apache runs under has read-write access to. Remove or rename the file 'apache2' and make a directory. – Soren A Jan 4 '17 at 13:54
  • now i have made a directory then i tried to reload the apache2. {sudo service apache2 reload} ia m getting error [ * Reloading web server apache2 * * Apache2 is not running ] – Nisha Jan 4 '17 at 13:59
  • Then you have to start it instead: 'sudo service apache start' – Soren A Jan 4 '17 at 14:01
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If there is no folder /var/log/apache2/ Apache will not be able to write logs there.

So create it first mkdir /var/log/apache2 , or change log folder in apache.conf to something different.

Be sure that permissions are correct as well. chmod 750 /var/log/apache2

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  • I have tried to create the directory but is saying {mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/var/log/apache2’: File exists } – Nisha Jan 4 '17 at 13:55

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