Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 15:40:29 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: "'charon@freethought.org'" <charon@freethought.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: problems starting apache Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105C3B@site2s1>
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Try checking the log files for exactly what is happening /var/log/apache.log -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: charon@freethought.org [SMTP:charon@freethought.org] > Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 8:04 AM > To: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: problems starting apache > > I know almost nothing about apache, but decided that I wanted to learn, so > I installed apache 1.3.9 via the port. I then tried > '/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start' but got a ServerName error - the apache > FAQ said that I needed to add a ServerName, so I uncommented an entry in > httpd.conf - 'ServerName localhost'. I then tried > '/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start' again, but simply got the error message > "/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started". > > This is a rather unhelpful error message, and I didn't see anything in > apache.org's sketchy manuals to help... the apachectl man page is simlarly > devoid of useful info. In case it helps, '/usr/local/sbin/apachectl > configtest' replies "Syntax OK", and 'ping locahost' works nice and dandy. > Any ideas from those httpd experts out there would be greatly appreciated. > > > > -Charon > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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