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configuring apache2

hi all,

last night i upgraded my installation with apt-get and along with it I wanted it to install apache2, no i cant remember how I configured the first one but everytime I start the service it comes up saying

Code:

apache2: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

httpd (pid 4226) already running

now i know what is causing the error but cant remember where the file is to change,

any help is appreciated,

mattyG

Hey,

Is your /etc/hosts correct?

yeah it is,

Code:

127.0.0.1 debian localhost

i remember there was a file that allowed you to change the domain name and allowed apache to function but i cant find it anywhere, if anyone knows please tell me,

thanks

mattyG

Do you mean servername in httpd.conf?

Code:

#

# ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients for

# your server if it's different than the one the program would get (i.e., use

# "www" instead of the host's real name).

#

# Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name you

# define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't understand

# this, ask your network administrator.

# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.

# You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/)

# anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way.

#

# 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named localhost. Your

# machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache strictly for

# local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server name.

#

#ServerName www.example.com

Or did you configure virtual hosts?

Did you configure your permissions correctly to allow/deny hosts trying to connect?