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On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> But is it actually necessary to do it? I mean everything between |
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> postrotate-endscript is done after the log file has been rotated. |
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The log file has been moved, but Apache still holds open the file |
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descriptor to the old log file--it will continue writing to that file, |
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even under its new name. |
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> So I do not understand why at that time apache must be reloaded. |
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The reload causes Apache to close the file descriptor, and then open |
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the file again. Since it *opens* the file by name, it will start with |
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a fresh log file. |
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> Moreover, because of that apache-reloading apc was emptied so it |
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> takes again some time till all php-scripts are in cache again... |
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What you really want is for the logrotate script to ask Apache to |
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flush its logs and reopen the file. I don't know offhand if Apache has |
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a way to do that, short of a graceful restart. |
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:wq |
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