Why do I get AH00526 Syntax Error and Invalid “command 'xc2xa0'” when I restart apache2?
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I am following this Apache-Passenger integration guide for hosting Ruby Apps. I have come across what appears to be an encoding error.
I created a test.conf file at the location /etc/apache2/sites-available and added the following virtual host entry to the file:
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName some.domain.net
ServerAlias some.domain.net
# Tell Apache and Passenger where your app's 'public' directory is
DocumentRoot /var/www/myApp/code/public
PassengerRuby /usr/bin/ruby2.3
# Relax Apache security settings
<Directory /var/www/myApp/code/public>
Allow from all
Options -MultiViews
# Uncomment this if you're on Apache >= 2.4:
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
I then enabled the test.conf file by running a2ensite test.conf. However, when I tried to restart the apache server using sudo apache2ctl restart, I get this error output:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: Invalid command 'xc2xa0', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not include
Full screenshot here:
Error message: Apache failed to restart
The first error refers to line 2 of my test.conf file, which is the ServerName field in the format of some.domain.net (leads to my DDNS provider). I don't see how this could be causing the error?
The second error points to an invalid command which translates to 'Non-breaking space' in UTF-8, what is this all about?
Any pointers on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks in advance!
apache syntax-error apache2 passenger virtualhost
asked Nov 11 at 15:13
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I am following this Apache-Passenger integration guide for hosting Ruby Apps. I have come across what appears to be an encoding error.
I created a test.conf file at the location /etc/apache2/sites-available and added the following virtual host entry to the file:
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName some.domain.net
ServerAlias some.domain.net
# Tell Apache and Passenger where your app's 'public' directory is
DocumentRoot /var/www/myApp/code/public
PassengerRuby /usr/bin/ruby2.3
# Relax Apache security settings
<Directory /var/www/myApp/code/public>
Allow from all
Options -MultiViews
# Uncomment this if you're on Apache >= 2.4:
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
I then enabled the test.conf file by running a2ensite test.conf. However, when I tried to restart the apache server using sudo apache2ctl restart, I get this error output:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: Invalid command 'xc2xa0', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not include
Full screenshot here:
Error message: Apache failed to restart
The first error refers to line 2 of my test.conf file, which is the ServerName field in the format of some.domain.net (leads to my DDNS provider). I don't see how this could be causing the error?
The second error points to an invalid command which translates to 'Non-breaking space' in UTF-8, what is this all about?
Any pointers on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks in advance!
apache syntax-error apache2 passenger virtualhost
asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
11
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Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55
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I am following this Apache-Passenger integration guide for hosting Ruby Apps. I have come across what appears to be an encoding error.
I created a test.conf file at the location /etc/apache2/sites-available and added the following virtual host entry to the file:
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName some.domain.net
ServerAlias some.domain.net
# Tell Apache and Passenger where your app's 'public' directory is
DocumentRoot /var/www/myApp/code/public
PassengerRuby /usr/bin/ruby2.3
# Relax Apache security settings
<Directory /var/www/myApp/code/public>
Allow from all
Options -MultiViews
# Uncomment this if you're on Apache >= 2.4:
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
I then enabled the test.conf file by running a2ensite test.conf. However, when I tried to restart the apache server using sudo apache2ctl restart, I get this error output:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: Invalid command 'xc2xa0', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not include
Full screenshot here:
Error message: Apache failed to restart
The first error refers to line 2 of my test.conf file, which is the ServerName field in the format of some.domain.net (leads to my DDNS provider). I don't see how this could be causing the error?
The second error points to an invalid command which translates to 'Non-breaking space' in UTF-8, what is this all about?
Any pointers on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks in advance!
apache syntax-error apache2 passenger virtualhost
asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
11
I am following this Apache-Passenger integration guide for hosting Ruby Apps. I have come across what appears to be an encoding error.
I created a test.conf file at the location /etc/apache2/sites-available and added the following virtual host entry to the file:
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName some.domain.net
ServerAlias some.domain.net
# Tell Apache and Passenger where your app's 'public' directory is
DocumentRoot /var/www/myApp/code/public
PassengerRuby /usr/bin/ruby2.3
# Relax Apache security settings
<Directory /var/www/myApp/code/public>
Allow from all
Options -MultiViews
# Uncomment this if you're on Apache >= 2.4:
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
I then enabled the test.conf file by running a2ensite test.conf. However, when I tried to restart the apache server using sudo apache2ctl restart, I get this error output:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/test.conf:
Nov 11 13:57:11 myserver apachectl[25287]: Invalid command 'xc2xa0', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not include
Full screenshot here:
Error message: Apache failed to restart
The first error refers to line 2 of my test.conf file, which is the ServerName field in the format of some.domain.net (leads to my DDNS provider). I don't see how this could be causing the error?
The second error points to an invalid command which translates to 'Non-breaking space' in UTF-8, what is this all about?
Any pointers on how to fix this would be amazing. Thanks in advance!
apache syntax-error apache2 passenger virtualhost
apache syntax-error apache2 passenger virtualhost
asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
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asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
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asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
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asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
11
asked Nov 11 at 15:13
SolidCoder
11
11
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Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55
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Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55
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Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55
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Looks like you have some invisible whitespace characters in that file at the mentioned location. I suggest you delete those lines, save the file, reopen it and retype the lines.
– arkascha
Nov 11 at 15:25
Thanks @arkascha, that was exactly my issue. Apparantly it doesn't like the line indentation. A hexdump revealed quite a lot of whitespace characters.
– SolidCoder
Nov 11 at 22:55