Script for every 5 mins check and auto restart Bitnami Apache when down.

README.md

Don't forget permission to bitnami with permission 755.

auto-restart-bitnami-apache.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if the Apache service is running
status=$(sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh status apache) 

# Status checker
if [[ $status != *"running"* ]]; then
    # Restart the Apache service
    sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache
    echo "Apache service has been restarted at $(date)" >> /home/bitnami/auto-restart.log
else
    echo "Apache service is running at $(date)" >> /home/bitnami/auto-restart.log
fi

crontab

# Edit the crontab file
crontab -e

# Add the following line at the bottom of the file

## SAMPLE
# */5 * * * * /path/to/script.sh >> /path/to/log.txt 2>&1

## Example
*/5 * * * * /home/bitnami/auto-restart.sh >> /home/bitnami/auto-restart.log 2>&1