Ok, back up a bit ...

run httpd -V for server info and start from there.

Ok, follow-up:

I was trying to troubleshoot the system over SSH .. I'm not that good at the shell commands but it's good practice right? But I digress -

Simple fix; ...

I simply went home; ran synaptic - unchecked (to remove) all packages associated with httpd/apache....

then reinstalled all packages related to apache.... using synaptic.

server worked -

logged into webmin - went to httpd/apache section -

Changed Document section - Documentroot to /home/www/www using gui ....

restarted apache...

bingo... so simple it made me almost want to cry .. lol I spend 3 days on a 10 minute fix.


thanxs for the help everyone.... You'd think after a year I'd have everything down pat but ; hey.. what else can you say...

I've been using linux/UNIX for over a decade and I still get stuck ... often. The trick is to be able to remember what you did to fix a problem the next time you have it

I'm a computer tech / manager... I know... You give me PC's hardware / M$ os anything I'm good to go; cause I do it every day over and over... but... well .. hmmph... I just don't have that many cust running linux that have problems; or is it... Linux with problems..