Weblog Not Functioning After 10.4.10 to 10.5 Upgrade

Question

Last night we ran the 10.5 upgrade DVD on our 10.4.10 server which was only running web (w/ weblogs enabled) and Software Update services. This box is also bound to AD.
After the upgrade my AD Bind was broken but is now fixed by unbinding and re-binding. This fixed all exsiting local groups that are populated with AD users.
My two unresolved issues, SU and web services are not working/not working correctly.
1. web services is running although blogs and wikis are not, although they are enabled in server admin. When I go to the default homepage, I get a standard OS X page but not of my original content (weblogs) are accessible. I also can't create any new blogs or wikis as I get a message "checking status". I can see the content in the finder at /Library/WebServer/Documents but not online. I did not make any changes to the original webserver config (still running APache 1.3 and Tomcat is not enabled). When attempting to access a formal weblog URL, I get the following error message:
Service Temporarily Unavailable
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
Apache/1.3.39 Server at blogs.springside.org Port 16080
This makes me think somehow the service is not turned on, even though it's say it is in the server admin?
2. We were using this server for SUs in the past. At this point, I can't even get the server to start.
I am hopeful that since I have our content local on the XServe that all is not lost.
Any helpful friends out there?!
TIA,
--Pete
Message was edited by: pdidonato

Answer 1

Hello,
Possibly the mysql server can't get started because /tmp/mysql.sock does not exist. The reason therefor is, that the php module expect the socket to be in /var/mysql/mysql.sock, but this folder does not exist under Leopard.
This workaround helped me to get my MySQL work under Tiger (but not the server version, I am using the desktop version).
1. Start the MySQL Server in safe-mode using the Terminal (you will have to confirm using your admin password):
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld
2. Then open a new Terminal window and create a directory (you will have to confirm using your admin password):
sudo mkdir /var/mysql/
3. Then you create a symbolic link:
sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock
4. Now you have to restart the MySQL-Server and that's it. I restarted the server in System Preferences/Sharing/WebSharing and I stopped and restarted the MySQL Server through the System PrefPane (also be found in System Preferences).
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Cornelia