[plug] Local Apache problem

[Ben Jensz]

Whats the exact error that you get now?


/ Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Michael Gilks" <gilksjm at iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Local Apache problem


> Tried setting the server name to 127.0.0.1. httpd-perl starts OK, but
httpd
> just fails. At least now I don't get the long message, but would be nice
if I
> could make it work. Would it be something else in httpd.conf maybe.
> Thanks for your time.
> Love
> Mike.
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:29, Ben Jensz wrote:
> > You need to give the "ServerName" directive in Apache a setting.  If the
> > machine you're using is the one running Apache, then just set ServerName
to
> > 127.0.0.1.
> >
> > If you're connected to the net, I'd also use the "BindAddress" directive
> > and set it to "127.0.0.1" also, so you don't get people outside
accessing
> > stuff from port 80.
> >
> >
> > / Ben
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J Michael Gilks" <gilksjm at iinet.net.au>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:24 AM
> > Subject: [plug] Local Apache problem
> >
> > > When I try to start apache I get the following message.
> > >
> > > Starting httpd-perl:  [60G[   [1;32mOK [0;39m  ]
> > > Starting httpd: [Tue Jan  8 11:16:40 2002] [alert] httpd: Could not
> >
> > determine
> >
> > > the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for
ServerName
> > >  [60G[ [1;31mFAILED [0;39m]
> > > [Tue Jan  8 11:16:45 2002] [alert] httpd: Could not determine the
> > > server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
> > >  [60G[ [1;31mFAILED [0;39m]
> > > [Tue Jan  8 11:16:51 2002] [alert] httpd: Could not determine the
> > > server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
> > >  [60G[ [1;31mFAILED [0;39m]
> > >
> > > My hosts file contains the following entries
> > >
> > > 127.0.0.1 linux.personal localhost
> > > 192.168.0.1 linux.personal localhost linux
> > >
> > > The 127.0.0.1 line has been changed from localhost.localdomain to
> > > linux.personal with no effect.
> > >
> > > Can someone please suggest a solution to this problem as I need to
debug
> >
> > some
> >
> > > PHP scripts and the machine won't connect to anything local.
> > > I am running Mandrake 8.1
> > > Love
> > > Mike.
>