[plug] Local Apache problem

[J Michael Gilks]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:27, Ben Jensz wrote:
> 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.