[Koha] Trying to figure out if I have Plack running right

Doug Dearden dearden at sarsf.org
Fri Nov 8 08:24:02 NZDT 2019 

Hey Tomas,

Good tip.  I did as you suggested, and there were a number of additional lines in the <config> section of the koha-conf.xml file, including a couple of lines about the plack config.  I modified the config section of my main koha-conf.xml to match, changing the file paths and other references where appropriate.  I also took my three apache conf files and combined them into one with the three virtual host definitions in one file.  Plack enabled, started, and is showing on the About page.  The response time to look up a patron (which is what started this in the first place) seems much faster, a second or two compared to eight to ten seconds before.  I still need feedback from our librarian but I think everything is running as it should.

Thank you Tomas, Jonathan and Michael.

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Tomas Cohen Arazi
Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:26 PM
To: koha <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [Koha] Trying to figure out if I have Plack running right

I recommend that you create an instance xxx and pick the generated xxx.conf
Apache config, and use it as a basis for rewriting your instance's files.

Looking forward to hear about the results!

El mié., 6 de noviembre de 2019 21:02, Doug Dearden <dearden at sarsf.org>
escribió:

> Hey Tomas,
>
>
>
> I did install using packages, but here’s what happened.  I had Koha
> running on a server, and the version running was a couple of years old.
> Our librarian asked me to upgrade to 19.05 and I did that.  Right after
> upgrading the server hardware failed.  I had another linux server running a
> couple of Apache sites unrelated to Koha.  I set the apt sources for Koha
> stable main and installed Koha using the packages.  I then restored using
> the database backups.  It’s been a few months so I don’t remember the order
> of things but I got the schema updated and everything working on version
> 19.05.01.  I think I copied the backed up versions of the various apache
> conf files, which may be where things went wrong.   I do see
> /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac-plack.conf and
> /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet-plack.conf on the disk.
>
>
>
> I have now added the Include directives to the appropriate conf files.
> Still something wrong though.  BTW I have another instance named archive.
> Plack seems to be working now on that instance, but still has problems on
> main intranet.
>
>
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo grep Include
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/main.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>
>   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac.conf
>
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac-plack.conf      * I added this
> twice but it kept getting commented out.  I think because it is in the SSL
> config*
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo grep Include
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/main-le-ssl.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>
>   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac-plack.conf
>
> #Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
>
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
>
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo grep Include
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/mainintra.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
>
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
>
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet-plack.conf
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --enable main
>
> Plack enabled for main OPAC
>
> Plack not enabled for main
> Intranet                                                *HMMM.  Not fixed
> yet*
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --enable archive
>
> Plack already enabled for archive OPAC
>
> Plack already enabled for archive Intranet
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --start archive
>
> [FAIL] Error: Plack already running for archive: failed!
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --start main
>
> [ ok ] Starting Plack daemon for main:.
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --stop main
>
> [ ok ] Stopping Plack daemon for main:.
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --disable main
>
> Plack disabled for main OPAC
>
> Plack already disabled for main Intranet
>
> main had a plack configuration error. Please confirm it is corrected.
>
>
>
> OK, that last line indicates something wrong but it doesn’t affect the
> other instance.  I couldn’t find anything in the plack.log or
> plack-error.log that gave more info about a configuration error.
>
>
>
> Thanks for the help so far.  Any idea what to do next?
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> *From:* Tomas Cohen Arazi [mailto:tomascohen at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:48 AM
> *To:* Doug Dearden <dearden at sarsf.org>
> *Cc:* Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>;
> koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> *Subject:* Re: [Koha] Trying to figure out if I have Plack running right
>
>
>
> This is weird, did you install the koha-common package on Debian, or did a
> manual install using perl Makefile.PL?
>
>
>
> Your files should include:
>
>
>
> Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac-plack.conf
>
> and
>
> Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet-plack.conf
>
>
>
> respectively.
>
>
>
>
>
> El mié., 6 nov. 2019 a las 13:51, Doug Dearden (<dearden at sarsf.org>)
> escribió:
>
> Hey Jonathan,
>
> That command returns this:
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
>
> I have two other conf files that I ran this against, so:
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:/$ sudo grep Include
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/mainintra.conf
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
>
> koha at SAR144Linux:/$ sudo grep Include
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/main-le-ssl.conf
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
> #  Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
>    Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-opac.conf
> #Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared.conf
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-disable.conf
> #   Include /etc/koha/apache-shared-intranet.conf
> koha at SAR144Linux:/$
>
> main.conf listens on port 80, and redirects / to port 443 so all
> connections are encrypted
> main-le-ssl.conf listens on port 443, opac only .  This is the public
> facing OPAC at https://library.sarsf.org
> mainintra.conf listens on port 8080, only available on the internal network
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----koh
> From: Jonathan Druart [mailto:jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 1:48 AM
> To: Doug Dearden <dearden at sarsf.org>
> Cc: mik at adminkuhn.ch; koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Trying to figure out if I have Plack running right
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> The koha-plack --enable command did not work.
> Can you post the result of the following command:
>   $ sudo grep Include /etc/apache2/sites-available/main.conf
>
> Regards,
> Jonathan
>
> Le mer. 6 nov. 2019 à 01:00, Doug Dearden <dearden at sarsf.org> a écrit :
> >
> > Hey Michael,
> >
> > OK, this is weird.
> > (Instance is named main)
> >
> > koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --enable main
> > Plack not enabled for main OPAC
> > Plack not enabled for main Intranet
> > koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --disable main
> > Plack already disabled for main OPAC
> > Plack already disabled for main Intranet
> > koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --enable main
> > Plack not enabled for main OPAC
> > Plack not enabled for main Intranet
> > koha at SAR144Linux:~$ sudo koha-plack --start main
> > [FAIL] Error: Plack already running for main: failed!
> >
> > If it is disabled, and refuses to enable, how can it already be running?
> >
> > Hmmmm.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of
> Michael Kuhn
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:39 PM
> > To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Trying to figure out if I have Plack running right
> >
> > Hi Doug
> >
> >  > When I run "sudo koha-plack --start <instance>"  I get back:
> >  > [FAIL] Error: Plack already running for <instance>: failed!
> >  >
> >  > So it looks like Plack is running.
> >  >
> >  > I did go back and restart things, doing:
> >  > sudo koha-plack -stop <instance>
> >  > sudo koha-plack -start <instance>
> >  > sudo service apache2 restart
> >
> > I'm not sure what commands you really executed, but if your Koha
> > instance is called "abc" (for example) the commands would be:
> >
> > 1. First enable Plack:
> >
> > sudo koha-plack --enable abc
> >
> > 2. Only then you can start Plack:
> >
> > sudo koha-plack -start abc
> >
> > See also:
> >
> https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Commands_provided_by_the_Debian_packages#Plack-related
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Best wishes: Michael
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