Help please.

After installing Apache2 while running the xubuntu 6.06 live CD, the default apache webpage is blank.

I'm running on the xubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) live CD to trial if this is an appropriate distribution for me (I've previously been running FC). The same problem occurs with the ubuntu 6.06 live CD.

I tried installing the apache2 package using Synaptic, and it seems to setup correctly, i.e. I can access the web server both from the localhost and via another PC.

However, the default Apache2 webpage is blank.

Initially, after entering "localhost" as the URL on firefox, I see a directory listing containing one directory "apache2_default/". If I click on apache2_directory/ the brower will show a blank page.

If I "cd /var/www/apache2_default", and manually fire-up firefox with "firefox index.html.en", then I correctly see the default apache webpage.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Mike

I think default "DocumentRoot" directive is set to "/var/www/". Apache looks into this directory, not in "/var/www/apache2_default", so it returns nothing. Put something in "/var/www/".

Also, you may edit the file "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default".

Tets :-)

Thanks for your help.

I tried copying the contents of /var/www/apache2_default to /var/www, but I get the same blank browser page. But, this time I didn't see the directory listing at the start. I suppose this is expected.

000-default is already linked to /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.

I haven't seen this problem reported elsewhere, so maybe it's something related to my setup. Maybe it has something to do with running from the Live CD.

I think I'll have to bite the bullet, and try installing xubuntu on a hard drive, then installing apache2 over that.

I'm all ears for any other ideas.

Thanks

Mike