a Newbie question ? about Apache

[Sean]

Just a thought. Apache changed its config file, for host information
so if you are using an old config file with the new version of apache it
wont work correctly. I don't recall exactly what they were but I know the
Virtual Servers part changed. 

Also, check your logs. They are located in /var/log on RH by default. It
should be giving you some sort of error either when you restart apache 
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart 
or when you try to access the page at your ip. 

Apache also looks up your servername by using reverse dns lookups so you
have to make sure they match or you have to override/change this setting. 
which means you might have to set up your machine as a virtual host.

Sean



On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Mike Rambo wrote:

> "Daniel R . Kilbourne" wrote:
> 
> > I have no idea.....maybe it is a problem with installing the RPM version that comes with RH. I have installed Apache on a variety of platforms (FreeBSD3 and 4, RedHat 5.1 through 6.2, Solaris, even Win32), and have had no problems whatsoever (except self-induced type), but I always install from source code rather than using RPM or other precompiled sources.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 09:38:54AM -0400, Marcel Kunath wrote:
> > > So can anybody actually pinpoint why now two or three people have trouble
> > > getting Apache to work? I am just asking because eventually I will update and
> > > I like to know what problem exists so that I may prevent me trouble.
> > >
> > > I never had any trouble with Apache. Is this a redhat circumstance only?
> > >
> > > mk
> > >
> >
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Daniel R. Kilbourne
> > daniel.kilbourne@voyager.net
> > Voyager.net Network Engineer
> >
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> FWIW, we have just used RH6.2 on a couple of boxes here.  I just checked the machine we have deployed and apache appears to be ok.  That box was set up using a custom install type from CD.  If anyone wants specific info on groups, rights, etc. I can supply it, but I haven't changed any of it since the install - everything is set to whatever RH set as default.
> I would double check the same thing as others have suggested - owners, groups, & file permissions.  Use the -R option to recurse the entire httpd directory if it's public stuff.
> 
> Mike Rambo
> Lansing School District
> 
> 
> 
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