[SOLVED] Correct Fix: httpd: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name....

austinium · 03-23-2011, 05:41 AM

Hi,
I get the following error while starting apache httpd

Code:

httpd: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using <Server's-ip-address> for ServerName

I googled it and have come across the following solutions, all of them involve changing the ServerName setting in httpd.conf:

ServerName localhost
ServerName www.example.com:80
ServerName <ip-address-of-server>
ServerName <hostname-of-machine/FQDN>

I am setting up httpd to be accessed from over a LAN, so i don't have a .com domain name.
I am thinking of going with the first option, it seems to be working...

i am hoping someone here could point out any possible issues this may cause.

Thanks in advance

corp769 · 03-23-2011, 06:40 AM

You should be able to use just ServerName SERVERNAME. Also look at your /etc/hosts file and make sure everything is correct.

austinium · 03-23-2011, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corp769

You should be able to use just ServerName SERVERNAME. Also look at your /etc/hosts file and make sure everything is correct.

by SERVERNAME do you mean the machine's hostname?

Will using

Code:

ServerName localhost

cause any issues? i mean is it a wrong way to configure apache? i will be using the server Only on the LAN.

corp769 · 03-23-2011, 06:54 AM

Since it is only on a LAN, technically you could, but I would use the machine's hostname rather than anything else.

austinium · 03-28-2011, 05:55 AM

thanks...i am using the machine's hostname

corp769 · 03-28-2011, 12:24 PM

Cool, glad to hear you got it solved!

Josh