--- httpd.old	2009-12-07 22:12:55.000000000 +0100
+++ httpd	2009-12-07 22:14:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
 
 APACHECTL=/usr/sbin/apachectl
+RUNDIR=/var/run/httpd
 
 case "$1" in
   start)
     stat_busy "Starting Apache Web Server"
+    [ -d $RUNDIR ] || mkdir $RUNDIR
     if $APACHECTL start &>/dev/null ; then
       add_daemon $daemon_name
       stat_done