no, that's fine as it is.
Just to confirm the error is in the default-ssl try
a2dissite default-ssl
which will disable the default-ssl config, and then check that apache2 will restart
if it does, then we know the error is just in the default-ssl.conf file
sudo a2dissite default-ssl
Site default-ssl disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
sudo service apache2 reload
Job for apache2.service failed. See âsystemctl status apache2.serviceâ and âjournalctl -xnâ for details.
sudo service apache2 restart
(the last one returned the $ without error and my website is working again)
ok,
the "reload" failed because it wasn't running - hence couldn't reload. The restart worked which shows the problem is in the default-ssl.conf
what is at line 134 ? if it's around the
BrowserMatch "MSIE [2-6]" \
nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \
downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
# MSIE 7 and newer should be able to use keepalive
BrowserMatch "MSIE [17-9]" ssl-unclean-shutdown
then comment out all those lines ( with a # at the start of the line) and try the a2ensite default-ssl again followed by an apache restart .... and see what happens. If it's not around those lines, then what is at line 134 ?
[Syntax error on line 134 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf: without matching section
in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled thereâs no default-ssl.conf only 000-default.conf
Yeah, the config file is moved because you executed sudo a2dissite default-ssl⌠Itâs now somewhere in /sites-available/ or something? Iâm not very familiar with Debian based Apache setups, but itâs around there somewhere⌠Just not in /sites-enabled/âŚ
if you edit the default-ssl.conf file ⌠at the beginning, there is a line ( around line 2?) thatâs something like default: 443 ( within angle brackets.
At the end is /VirtualHost ( again within angled brackets )
Check that the oe at the beginning is âVirtualHost default: 443â (within the angled brackets). The angled brackets wonât paste here nicely.
[offtopic]You can use many HTML tags, including the well known HTML character entities < and >. And yes, I had to type & to make those &'s 
Iâm not sure what you mean by angled brackets but if you mean the closing tag (on my keyboard its next to the M)
well, it was missing in the first line, Iâve put it back
Yes, those are the ones < and >
Itâs those tags and the words in them that itâs complaining donât match.
open tag IfModule mod_ssl.c (other bracket)
open tag VirtualHost default: 443 (other bracket)
close tag VirtualHost (other bracket)
close tag IfModule (other bracket)
Now itâs like this. Shall I try a2ensite again?
The error says
Syntax error on line 134 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf: without matching section
so this means that there is no matching section to the closing tag.
If the closing tag is </VirtualHost> then there need to be a corresponding opening tag.
looking at what you posted above you have " <default: 443> " - it needs changing to <VirtualHost default: 443>
Correct - that looks better now - try that ( we posted at the same time above )
here we go again:
Job for apache2.service failed. See âsystemctl status apache2.serviceâ and âjournalctl -xnâ for details.
systemctl status apache2.service
â apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2)
Active: active (running) (Result: exit-code) since vr 2016-01-15 22:44:50 CET; 38min ago
Process: 2959 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/apache2 stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 3815 ExecReload=/etc/init.d/apache2 reload (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Process: 3515 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
ââ3530 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3534 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3535 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3536 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3537 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3538 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3552 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3554 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3555 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3557 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ââ3558 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
journalctl -xn
No journal files were found.
OK, so follow the logic and log files ( which tell you the error lines etc - and which tags are not matching )
Iâm sorry but I donât understand what to do. I looked at the error log
Jan 15 23:40:40 katbulk rsyslogd-2007: action âaction 17â suspended, next retry is Fri Jan 15 23:42:10 2016 [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2007 ]
I think I have to do something with this;
Process: 3815 ExecReload=/etc/init.d/apache2 reload (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Its midnight here, I cant see it anymore. I come back tomorrow with a fresh brain:-)
your syslog should give you the important clues.
this is the syslog:
configtest failed. Not doing anything. ⌠(warning).
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: Output of config test was:
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: [Fri Jan 15 23:22:58.683175 2016] [core:error] [pid 3824] (EAI 2)Name or service not $
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: AH00526: Syntax error on line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf:
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: Missing address for VirtualHost
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: Action âconfigtestâ failed.
Jan 15 23:22:58 katbulk apache2[3815]: The Apache error log may have more information.
So I looked at the error.log but no entries were added in that time
[Fri Jan 15 22:44:50.018052 2016] [core:notice] [pid 3530] AH00094: Command line: â/usr/sbin/apache2â
[Sat Jan 16 01:25:42.179031 2016] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 3530] AH00169: caught SIGTERM, shutting down
And ofcourse youâve already checked line 2 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf I assume? What could be wrong with the VirtualHost at that line?
Secondly, I assume youâve read all about Apaches <VirtualHost> section and what parameters are mandatory?
this is line 2 : > <VirtualHost default: 443>
I cant see what the error is
I donât know if thatâs the whole line, but it doesnât look like a normal Apache directive/blockâŚ
This forum parses HTML codes, so perhaps you can embed the whole line in `âŚ` (backticks, most of the time left of the â1â key on your keyboard)?
And perhaps a little bit of context? A few lines above and below.
Ah, I saw the .conf file in the 11th post in this thread. Probably, the line is <default: 443> (based on that post⌠Which is strange, because then youâll be missing the VirtualHost part.) You could try <VirtualHost *:443>. In essence the same as âdefaultâ, but the Apache docs say _default_ is an alias for *. I didnât see any underscores in your line, but if you just use a *, itâll be all the same and work nicely.) I assume you wonât do any IP-based virtual hosting, only name-based?