Unable to start httpd services

epollnac · 06-14-2006, 07:13 AM

I'm using RH Enterprise ES V4.3. I would like to configure a web server as such... please keep in mind... I'm new at this..

I’ve already attempted to do this... BUT... I keep getting an error when trying to start httpd services... "The Alias directive in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf at line 559 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier AliasMatch"

There are 2 occurrences of Alias in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Alias /icons/ "/var/www/icons/"
Alias /manual "/var/www/manual"

I've commented out 1... and both lines and it still fails... but with NO error.

I've removed the httpd.conf file and restarted fresh... still getting the same error...

Here's what I want to do.

I want to create a web server that my family, friends and co-workers can access... family and friends to one page, co-workers to another.
I believe this will require some kind of authentication... and that too will be a sticking point.

I am VERY new... I’ve even bout a "book for dummies" I MUST be a real friggin dummy, cause I cannot seem to even get httpd working.

zeitounator · 06-14-2006, 08:41 AM

I'm almost sure you got the error above directly in your console when you try to start the server. This is in fact a warning which should not prevent your server from running. I just tried to recreate the same situation:

Code:

[root@home conf]# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: [Wed Jun 14 15:34:07 2006] [warn] The Alias directive in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf at line 546 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier AliasMatch.
                                                           [  OK  ]
[root@home conf]# /etc/init.d/httpd status
httpd (pid 5622 5621 5620 5619 5618 5617 5616 5615 5614 5612) is running...

To see the "real" error that prevents your webserver to start, you should have a look at your apache error log (probably something like /etc/httpd/logs/error_log... check your ErrorLog directive in httpd.conf).