Issue #74: Unable to start Apache/MariaDB on startup

docs/book/v1/introduction.md

@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 * **Apache**: free and open-source cross-platform web server software
 * **MariaDB**: community-developed, commercially supported fork of the MySQL relational database management system
 * **Git**: distributed version control system
-* **Composer**: application-level dependency manager for the PHP
+* **Composer**: application-level dependency manager
 * **Node.js**: JavaScript runtime environment
 * **PhpMyAdmin**: open source administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB

docs/book/v1/setup/installation.md

@@ -72,13 +72,23 @@ OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1
 
 Note the two columns: **NAME** and **FRIENDLY NAME**.
 To install a specific distro, use the value from the **NAME** column, in this case: `AlmaLinux-9`.
+
+> If you try to install a distro that is already installed, the installation process will fail:
+
+```text
+Downloading: AlmaLinux OS 9
+Installing: AlmaLinux OS 9
+A distribution with the supplied name already exists. Use --name to choose a different name.
+Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+```
+
 Install the AlmaLinux9 distro by executing the below command:
 
 ```shell
 wsl --install -d AlmaLinux-9
 ```
 
-You should see the download progress - once finished, the output should look like this:
+You should see the download progress—once finished, the output should look like this:
 
 ```text
 Downloading: AlmaLinux OS 9
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ Changing password for user dotkernel.
 New password:
 ```
 
-Depending on the strength of your password, you might get a `BAD PASSWORD: <some-reason>` message (if you want to choose a different password, hit `Enter` and you are taken back to previous step - else, continue with retyping your password):
+Depending on the strength of your password, you might get a `BAD PASSWORD: <some-reason>` message (if you want to choose a different password, hit `Enter` and you are taken back to the previous step—else, continue with retyping your password):
 
 Next, you are asked to retype your password:
 

docs/book/v1/virtualhosts/overview.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Using this tool, you configure a virtualhost for each of your applications, and
 **Example**:
 
 * `api.dotkernel.localhost`: this could be the endpoint where you host your website's API
-* `frontend.dotkernel.localhost`: this could be domain you host your website's frontend that will consume the API
+* `frontend.dotkernel.localhost`: this could be the subdomain you host your website's frontend that will consume the API
 
 In the above example, the URLs are built like this:
 

wsl/README.md

@@ -72,13 +72,23 @@ OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1
 
 Note the two columns: **NAME** and **FRIENDLY NAME**.
 To install a specific distro, use the value from the **NAME** column, in this case: `AlmaLinux-9`.
+
+> If you try to install a distro that is already installed, the installation process will fail:
+
+```text
+Downloading: AlmaLinux OS 9
+Installing: AlmaLinux OS 9
+A distribution with the supplied name already exists. Use --name to choose a different name.
+Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+```
+
 Install the AlmaLinux9 distro by executing the below command:
 
 ```shell
 wsl --install -d AlmaLinux-9
 ```
 
-You should see the download progress - once finished, the output should look like this:
+You should see the download progress-once finished, the output should look like this:
 
 ```text
 Downloading: AlmaLinux OS 9
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ Changing password for user dotkernel.
 New password:
 ```
 
-Depending on the strength of your password, you might get a `BAD PASSWORD: <some-reason>` message (if you want to choose a different password, hit `Enter` and you are taken back to previous step - else, continue with retyping your password):
+Depending on the strength of your password, you might get a `BAD PASSWORD: <some-reason>` message (if you want to choose a different password, hit `Enter` and you are taken back to the previous step—else, continue with retyping your password):
 
 Next, you are asked to retype your password:
 

wsl/roles/system/tasks/main.yml

@@ -22,3 +22,24 @@
   template:
     src: bash_profile.j2
     dest: "{{ bash_profile_dest }}"
+- name: Add create runtime directories script
+  template:
+    src: runtime-directories.sh.j2
+    dest: "{{ runtime_directories_script_path }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+- name: Add create runtime directories service
+  template:
+    src: runtime-directories.service.j2
+    dest: "{{ runtime_directories_service_path }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+- name: Reload systemd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+- name: Enable runtime-directories.service
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: runtime-directories.service
+    enabled: yes
+- name: Start runtime-directories.service
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: runtime-directories.service
+    state: started

wsl/roles/system/templates/runtime-directories.service.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Create runtime directories for Apache and MariaDB
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=local-fs.target
+Before=httpd.service mariadb.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart={{ runtime_directories_script_path }}
+RemainAfterExit=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

wsl/roles/system/templates/runtime-directories.sh.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Create /run/httpd with correct ownership and permissions
+install -d -o apache -g apache -m 0755 /run/httpd
+
+# Create /run/mariadb with correct ownership and permissions
+install -d -o mysql -g mysql -m 0755 /run/mariadb

wsl/roles/system/vars/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 wsl_config_dest: /etc/wsl.conf
 bash_profile_dest: "/home/{{ config.system.username }}/.bash_profile"
+runtime_directories_script_path: "/usr/local/bin/runtime-directories.sh"
+runtime_directories_service_path: "/etc/systemd/system/runtime-directories.service"