can't stop apache's test page from displaying

lithiumtonic · 02-05-2007, 07:16 PM

Hello everyone and thank you in advance. I am very new to linux but am a very advanced computer user. anyway here is my problem. i installed apache web server on fedora core 6 and cant seem to get my index.html to display it just keeps displaying the default test page. i made sure my directory is correct and it is and in the folder i have index.html. but it wont display. it does when i use localhost on the linux machine but not when i connect to it from another computer via ip. any help would be amazing.

digen · 02-05-2007, 08:42 PM

Configure a IP virtual host and put your files in the DocumentRoot which you configure in the virtual host section.

Then try accessing the server with the IP and it will work.

lithiumtonic · 02-05-2007, 09:04 PM

Im not really sure how to do that could you explain a bit more. thanks for the help also!!

kvnband · 02-05-2007, 11:12 PM

It's very simple. Follow the information provided at:

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2...24/vhosts.html

You really only need to add two lines to the httpd.conf file, restart apache, and you'll be good to go.

Code:

<VirtualHost *>
   ServerName 192.168.1.8 (or whatever the IP is)
   DocumentRoot /home/user/public_html (or whatever document root is)
</VirtualHost>

Kevin

lithiumtonic · 02-12-2007, 08:44 AM

Thank you both I very much appreciate the help.