[plug] Local Apache problem

[Ben Jensz]

Packages can be a real pain sometimes... good luck with it :).


/ Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Michael Gilks" <gilksjm at iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Local Apache problem


> Configtest says configuration sanity is ok.
> Error log says there is a problem with the Zend debug server license. Will
> continue with that. Thanks for your time
> Love
> Mike.
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 15:43, Ben Jensz wrote:
> > Is it possible to do a "configtest" rather than "start" and see what
that
> > brings up.  If that isn't possible with the httpd script, then have a
look
> > at the error_log file from Apache and see if it says anything meaningful
in
> > that.
> >
> > I don't know what the exact setup of Apache is like on Mandrake 8.1
> > (haven't touched Mandrake since 7.1), I'd be looking through httpd.conf
to
> > see if there is anything in there that hasn't been configured.  Which
> > version of Apache comes with Mandrake 8.1 anyway?
> >
> >
> > / Ben
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J Michael Gilks" <gilksjm at iinet.net.au>
> > To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 3:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Local Apache problem
> >
> > > Sorry about the wait. The exact message is below
> > >
> > > Starting httpd-perl: [   OK   ]
> > > Starting httpd: [FAILED]
> > > [FAILED]
> > > [FAILED]
> > > After this I just get a message when I try to connect to
> > > http://localhost. Error> Could not connect to host localhost.
> > > Bummer eh.
> > > Love
> > > Mike.
> > >
> > > 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.
>