Q:

apache2 not starting after purge and re-install

First of all - I have looked and tried several approaches including
https://askubuntu.com/questions/94805/apache-server-not-starting/
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit
I had purged using an answer at serverfault

sudo service apache2 stop
sudo apt-get --purge remove apache2 sudo apt-get remove apache2-common
sudo apt-get autoremove 
whereis apache2 (gave 3 locations)
sudo rm -rf /etc/apache2
sudo rm -rf /usr/sbin/apache2 
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/apache2 

I did

sudo apt-get -y install apache2 - says it is the newest version
all conf files are in /etc/apache2 /etc/log/apache2/error_log is blank
sudo service apache2 restart gives no output - no error - no message
http//localhost or 127.0.0.1 say web server not available
ps ax | grep -i apache gives 7919 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto -i apache

I am stumped - please help!
Edit - just realized /usr/sbin/apache2 does not exist
and neither does /usr/lib/apache2
After 3 re-installs - how do i get them - pleas help - thx

A:

In 14.04, the apache binaries are located in apache2-bin.
Since you are missing the binaries, you can try reinstalling that package along with apache2.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall apache2 apache2-bin

Then try starting apache again, (Although I believe apache will auto-start itself after installation)
sudo apache2ctl start

A:

Apache2's binaries are in apache2-bin.
Try:
sudo apt-get --purge remove apache2*
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
sudo apt-get install apache2

