Trying to install Apache2 for *local* network

walterbyrd · 06-23-2015, 05:28 PM

Using Debian 7 (no systemd) on x86_64. I am not running any DNS. This is a very small home network.

For some reason, apache seems to have a big problem with this (used to be dirt simple).

Here is my host setup in /etc/apache2/sites-available

Code:

<VirtualHost 168.192.1.109:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www
        ServerName fir
        <Directory />
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride None
        </Directory>
        <Directory /var/www/>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride None
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>

I kept getting the error message:

# NameVirtualHost *:0 has no VirtualHosts

I edited ports.conf and commented out the "NameVirtualHost *" line.

Still get the same error.

Here is my /etc/hosts

Code:

127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.1.109   fir fir.nuclix

I have shut down the firewall. But the site will not load. It always times out.

astrogeek · 06-23-2015, 05:35 PM

I suspect it is just what the error message says...

Code:

# NameVirtualHost *:0 has no VirtualHosts

I think Apache requires a default VHost - *:80 - to preceed any named VHosts

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
... Default vhost spec here...
</VirtualHost>

walterbyrd · 06-23-2015, 06:08 PM

Thank you, but that did not work either.

I am now trying lighttpd, but that is not working either.

Everything always times out. I cannot figure out why. I disabled all firewalls on debian, and on my home router, but nothing works.

I have set up web servers many times before with no problem, but nothing seems to work with Debian 7. Plex will not work either.

astrogeek · 06-23-2015, 06:41 PM

How are you trying to reach it - from LAN or internet, localhost?

Is the machine reachable via ping, for example?

Habitual · 06-23-2015, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walterbyrd

Code:

<VirtualHost 168.192.1.109:80>
        ServerName fir.nuclix

Looks like that coulda-shoulda-woulda be fir.nuclix? and the closing

Code:

</VirtualHost>

seems to be 'missing'.

Also this is in the sites-available, have you done an a2ensite on the 'site' to make it enabled?

Can we see the output from

Code:

apache2ctl -S

please?

walterbyrd · 06-23-2015, 10:37 PM

I am trying to do this on a local machine.

I had a closing </VirtualHost> I just did not want to put all of that in the message - my bad.

I did do a a2ensite, but that did not help.

I cannot do a apache2ctl -S right now since I uninstalled apache2, to try lighttpd. But since lighttpd is not working either I may try apache2 again.

Apache2, Plex, and lighttpd all do the same thing: it tries to load for some time, then times out. This only happens on Debian 7. I got Plex, and lighttpd, working on my bsd box.

walterbyrd · 06-24-2015, 04:46 PM

Okay, apache2 is installed.

Code:

# apache2ctl -S
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using fir.nuclix for ServerName
VirtualHost configuration:
168.192.1.109:80       fir (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/host:1)
Syntax OK

I cannot understand why it keeps insisting on the fully qualified domain name.

Habitual · 06-24-2015, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walterbyrd

Okay, apache2 is installed.

Code:

# apache2ctl -S
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using fir.nuclix for ServerName
VirtualHost configuration:
168.192.1.109:80       fir (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/host:1)
Syntax OK

I cannot understand why it keeps insisting on the fully qualified domain name.

just tell apache2 it is localhost using

Code:

echo "ServerName localhost" >> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

and restart apache2. Should be gone.

I don't believe it's actually cemented to the host name designated in /etc/hosts.

chrism01 · 06-25-2015, 05:33 AM

Can I just point out

Code:

<VirtualHost 168.192.1.109:80>

192.168.1.109   fir fir.nuclix

Notice anything ... incompatible... ?