Apache "Failed to start service"

Anyway, I attempted to restart Apache to make some changes take effect and I was met with an error that stated Apache "Failed to start service".

What I did and what you might need to do in these situations is to look at apache's logs. In Ubuntu, apache's error log is located at:

For my particular situation, all I needed to do was scroll down in this error log and there was my problem:

So what apparently happened is over the last few days I must have deleted the mentioned error log and apache wouldn't start without it being there.

This post is just a reminder that when you're having problems with apache not starting, the error logs should be your first place to gather information.