Ok, logging in to root solved the error. Now that php is uninstalled (it's depencies remain... should I remove these too?), I still cannot start the httpd service, nor does it start when my computer starts up. In fact, httpd is the only service that fails at start up. How can I fix this? --- Rashan Jibowu <rashanjibowu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to start my Apache web server, but I > can't > get it to start or restart. After googling the > issue, > I found that removing php should allow me to start > the > httpd service. So I am attempting to remove php but > it > has dependencies. When I attempt to remove the > dependencies, I find that it is dependent on PHP > (circular dependence). Finally, when I try to remove > the packages using the --nodeps option, I get the > following error: > > error: can't create transaction lock on > /var/lib/rpm/__db.000 > > Can someone help me out? > > Thanks > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com