Apache setup

[Bulldog_Linux]

Sorry for the originally blank document, i was trying to attach a file to it and left it blank to test if it worked. I am having trouble setting up Apache as my webserver, and althought i have read many online tutorials and posts about people with problems similar to mine, i still cannot get it right. When i have time i will post the contents of my httpd.conf file, but for now all i can offer is my problem. When i try to surf the localhost from the computer with apache installed, it says it cannot reach the host (whether trying localhost or the ip address).

[ph34r]

Is the http process running?

[blingbling!!]

try

ps -aux | grep http

This should tell you if the apache process is running or not.

[Bulldog_Linux]

the http process is up.

[Choozo]

What is the content of your /etc/hosts file?

[Bulldog_Linux]

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
207.160.174.100 Linuxbox localhost.localdomain localhost

Also i would like some help with a quick console command to restart the apache service. I have tried the commands i've seen (apachectl and the start/stop) and it hasnt' helped. Perhaps i'm leaving out part of the command or typing something wrong.

[MB[DK]]

Originally posted by Bulldog_Linux
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
207.160.174.100 Linuxbox localhost.localdomain localhost

Also i would like some help with a quick console command to restart the apache service. I have tried the commands i've seen (apachectl and the start/stop) and it hasnt' helped. Perhaps i'm leaving out part of the command or typing something wrong.

1. /etc/init.d/apache (or httpd) start, but thats mostly a symlink to apachectl.


When configuring apache, did you enter your ipaddress and port number into the config?

[Choozo]

Originally posted by Bulldog_Linux
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
207.160.174.100 Linuxbox localhost.localdomain localhost

I'm not entirely sure about this, but believe uppercase letters in hostname is a no-no, and you should also have a 127.0.0.1 address for localhost.

Try this:

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1          localhost.localdomain localhost
201.160.174.100    linuxbox

Cheers

[Bulldog_Linux]

... I've entered what you told me to into the /etc/hosts file. I'm sure that helped me down the road but i still cannot access the page from anywhere. I entered the ip addresss into the configuration file when i first set everything up, and i've been back over it to make sure i had the correct address. I've even contemplated using a diff card (i have two ips on this school network, one goes to the normal computers and the other to admin computers). I don't know what i can change, so any help is appreciated

[Choozo]

Uhmmm, and now you found it prudent to mention that this server is hooked up on your school network?

Do they block all traffic on port 80 (and 8080)?

If not, did you restart the httpd daemon after making changes to httpd.conf?

Accessing the server locally (from the same machine) via http://localhost should work regardless.

Cheers

[Bulldog_Linux]

Scratch that...... I now have the httpd process running fine and can access it as localhost. The other computers still give out an error that they could not connect to remote host. I'm sure this is easily fixable, so if u could help tell me what needs changed i'd appreciate it

[Choozo]

Any firewalling rules set up on your box?

Default Mandrake, RedHat, SuSE, other, during install/setup?

Are the other machines connecting via hostname or IP?

Can you access internet from this machine (meaning that the machines IP is known on the network)?

Most things are fixable, and probably fairly quick, if sufficient info are provided.

[j79zlr]

Originally posted by Bulldog_Linux
Scratch that...... I now have the httpd process running fine and can access it as localhost. The other computers still give out an error that they could not connect to remote host. I'm sure this is easily fixable, so if u could help tell me what needs changed i'd appreciate it

Remember that localhost on a different machine doesn't connect to the PC running apache, it connects to itself

[Bulldog_Linux]

As far as i know, all the firewalls have been set to where they have no affect. I am trying to connect from the other computers through the IP address before i tried to go throught the hostname setup. This computer does have the internet, it runs through a central proxy computer that feeds to all of the computers in the network. I have tried to access it through both IPs also, I don't think it would make a difference but just in case i was missing something small.

[Bulldog_Linux]

One step closer, now what do i need to change to allow acces to the other computers around me. Should i leave the Documentroot setting to Allow all, or go through each computer and enter the ip for now.... Also, i noticed when restarting the computer it came up with an httpd error that stated soemthing about not identifying the ip address as ServerName. The process was still started on startup however.