Problem of compatibility between apache and virtualmin/webmin

[Gomez_Adams]

@angstrom

I don’t see how installing multiple PHP versions can/could address the OP’s issue, but at the same time, the OP didn’t succeed very well in describing/diagnosing their issue (as I suggested)

I’ll bet a million dollars I don’t have that he was trying to install Wordpress and it failed because Wordpress is tied by default to php 8 + and he’s running 7.4.

[ichi]

@stefan1959

you did install the repo and use this method?
https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/web/multiplephp/

So I used this for PHP.

@stefan1959

Whats that mean, the repo I posted is the only way to add PHP versions with Virtualmin, that why it in the documentation of Virtualmin.

That seems to be right but I did ignore that it was the only way to add PHP versions with Virtualmin.
Then this made phpMyAdmin install possible.

@angstrom

It’s absolutely unnecessary to have to run to some unofficial repo to get the latest version of PHP 8 for Debian 11
By all signs, you simply haven’t installed PHP and Apache properly

I started a Debian from scratch then Webmin then Apache then Virtualmin.
May be the mistake was not to install Virtualmin directly (including Webmin).
That is the only mistake I can think of.

The person that helps me on sysadmin based on his customer does not recommend the use of Webmin/Virtualmin at all.

I did use in the past Webmin/Virtualmin with Apache without big issue. Everything started going terribly bad when I switch to Nginx.
Here on this forum I was led to understand that Apache is better with Webmin/Virtualmin.
Therefore I came back to Apache.
Here I am // with problem of compatibility between apache and virtualmin/webmin

Was the install of PHP 7.4 standard w/ Debian wrong w/ Webmin/Virtualmin, yes.
That was before installing PHP that I need (BTW not for Wordpress).

@Gomez_Adams

I’ll bet a million dollars I don’t have that he was trying to install Wordpress and it failed because Wordpress is tied by default to php 8 + and he’s running 7.4.

Then why adding PHP 8.2 to the server be wrong w/ Webmin/Virtualmin ? Please explain.

[Joe]

@ichi

I started a Debian from scratch then Webmin then Apache then Virtualmin.
May be the mistake was not to install Virtualmin directly (including Webmin).
That is the only mistake I can think of.

That’s definitely a mistake.

I don’t know that it’s the cause of your problem, but, it’s recommended to start with a freshly installed OS and install Virtualmin using the install. script.

[Joe]

@ichi

Here I am // with problem of compatibility between apache and virtualmin/webmin

What you’re describing is not an incompatibility with Apache.

[ichi]

@Joe

it’s recommended to start with a freshly installed OS and install Virtualmin using the install. script.

So I did this way nothing on the Debian and using https://www.virtualmin.com/download/
But I get immediatly an error.

I checked in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualmin.list
there is a source :
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-virtualmin-7.gpg] Index of /vm/7/gpl/apt virtualmin main

The log gives
Get:10 Index of /download/repository sarge Release.gpg [173 B]
Ign:10 Index of /download/repository sarge Release.gpg
Reading package lists…
W: GPG error: http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D97A3AE911>
E: The repository ‘http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge Release’ is not signed.
W: GPG error: Index of /download/repository sarge Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D97A3AE911F63C51
E: The repository ‘Index of /download/repository sarge Release’ is not signed.
Downloading repository metadata: Failed with error: 100
[2023-03-04 19:05:06 CET] [ERROR] Something went wrong with the previous command. Exiting.

It looks like this issue happened to several persons.

Install error - The repository 'https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/gpl/apt virtualmin Release' does not have a Release file

new install on ubuntu 20.04 E: The repository ‘Index of /vm/7/gpl/apt virtualmin Release’ does not have a Release file. Downloading repository metadata: [2022-10-13 17:28:02 BST] [ERROR] Failed with error: 100 [2022-10-13 17:28:02 BST] [ERROR] Something went wrong. Exiting. [2022-10-13 17:28:02 BST] [ERROR] The last few log entries were:

I follow all the advices from Ilia
apt install --reinstall ca-certificates
I noted that /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/virtualmin.conf file is not present

[Joe]

@ichi

W: GPG error: Index of /repository/ sarge Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D97A3AE911>

You are definitely not installing on a freshly installed supported OS.

You either have pre-configured Webmin repositories, or you’re on a very old (unsupported) OS.

[ichi]

@Joe

You either have pre-configured Webmin repositories, or you’re on a very old (unsupported) OS.

The OS is new Debian 11.
I only add a Webmin repository AFTER getting the initial error.
But I did missed the very first error log that was :
E: The repository ‘cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 11.6.0 Bullseye - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20221217-10:40] bullseye Release’ does not have a Release file.
Downloading repository metadata: Failed with error: 100
The error about repository was about the repository cdrom://[Debian… NOT Webmin or Virtualmin

UPDATE
After removing the Webmin repository
After removing the repository 'cdrom://[Debian GNU…
then using sh virtualmin-install.sh --uninstall
and apt install --reinstall ca-certificates
It was ok : Success

Thank you for your care Joe.