How to run multiple instances of Apache httpd under the same run folder in RHEL 7?

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Issue

  • Subdirectories created under /run/httpd get deleted upon server reboot
  • Can't start httpd with directive: DefaultRuntimeDir "/run/httpd/subfolder"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • 7.x
  • Apache httpd
    • 2.4

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