The httpd restart gave a "failed" response, I suspected that the restart command needed 'supervise' in the path. The system seemed to be OK on reboot.
My terminal history doesn't go far enough back to see if the other dialog was significant , phpMyAdmin filled the history with chatter about
/usr/share/mysql/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql
I'm updating another system this week, I'll record the dialog this time!
thx
MIke