apache2ctl start <--- error
 

hi.
i have downloaded apache with gentoo emerge, when i start it i get this error:

bash-2.05b# apache2ctl start
apache2: Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

what could be the problem?

thanks matteo

What you need to do is find your apache.conf file and uncomment or add the line (use the command (as root) 'find / -name httpd.conf 2>/dev/null' )

ServerName 'insert your server name here'

so if your server is called bob, it would read

ServerName bob

ok i have done it and i have also set my hostname:

-------------------------------------------------------
in /etc/hosts:
27.0.0.1 mymachine.example.net hostname
-------------------------------------------------------
in /etc/hostname:
mymachine.example.net
-------------------------------------------------------
in /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf
ServerName mymachine.example.net
-------------------------------------------------------

is that correct?
now apache starts without problems (apache2ctl start) but when i attempt to connect to it (i type in a browser for example mozilla, "http://localhost:80") i still get an error (localhost could not be found)...

what can i do?
thanks

sorry, that was probably an error caused by my browser.
using opera enerything works fine.

thank for your help!!

Matteo

uhmmmmmmm.... there is still an error....
i can see normal pages... but when i try to open php pages i only see the text that is contained into the page, for example if i try to open this page:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

the browser shows exactly

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

it seems that it does not recognize php code... is there a file or a config utility where i can enable it?

Maybe u need to load a module (for apache) for php

mrosati

First off I'm using Redhat so not sure if it's the same

Check if you have a file '/etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf'

Open '/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf'' with your chosen text editor, make sure this is uncommented

# Load config files from the config directory "/etc/httpd/conf.d".
#
Include conf.d/*.conf

If the answer to all the above is yes PHP should be good to go

Pete