Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 10:57:40 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: johnmpurser@home.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache error message: httpd: could not open document config file Message-ID: <38B82224.1494EF4F@3-cities.com> References: <000501bf8087$969746e0$40390918@vncvr1.wa.home.com>
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John Purser wrote: > > What config script? On my system it is /usr/ports/www/apache13/work/apache_1.3.11/configure. But this is mostly used to configure compiling Apache, which I have also done. I was also configuring Code-Forge at the same time and may have confused running that configure as part of the package add. For the most part, it did run straight out of the pkg_add but it still doesn't do user cgi's. Kent > > Thanks, > > John Purser > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kent Stewart > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 10:22 AM > To: johnmpurser@home.com > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Apache error message: httpd: could not open document config > file > > I just got through installing Apache 1.3 but I used the package. When > it finishes, it tells you to run the config script, which I did. The > only thing that didn't work was cgi-bin in user space. You can change > root addresses but that is similar to telling the system to not usr > /bin but to use /tmp/bin. I would do it after an install and not at > the install. I chose to use "public-html with the "~" option. > > Kent > > John Purser wrote: > > > > Hello troops! > > > > As you recall, last week's battle to get my FreeBSD box hooked up to the > > internet was a success! Many thanks to all those who helped! :-) > > > > This weekend yer ever luvin' pal Sgt. "Rock" Newbie is going mano a mano > > with Apache. Current Status: getting tail kicked. Here's what I've got > so > > far. > > > > I'm running FreeBSD 3.4 from a CD install. Apache 1.3 was selected at > > install and it does seem to be installed. I've found the executables and > > the config files. For intel on the enemy I'm using "Apache The Definitive > > Guide" provided by our crack G3 officer Col. O'Reilly. > > > > I tried creating a directory /usr/www/sites/toddle with three > subdirectories > > ./conf, ./htdoc, ./logs. I copied the file httpd.conf to ./conf and > edited > > it for user name and group name. Per the instructions in the book I cd'd > to > > /usr/www/sites/toddle and as root I tried to start apache with the > > invocation: httpd -d /usr/www/sites/toddle. I get an error message back > > that says: > > > > fopen: No such file or directory > > httpd: could not open document config file > > /usr/www/sites/toddle/etc/apache/httpd.conf > > > > I could create this directory and move the config files to it but I'd > rather > > understand why the book instructions don't work first. I tried renaming > the > > *.conf files in /usr/local/etc/apache but that didn't seem to have any > > effect. I'd really like to get my configuration to the point where I can > > follow the book's instructions. Any help appreciated. > > > > John Purser > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com > http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > SETI(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ HOME > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ > > Hunting Archibald Stewart, b 1802 in Ballymena, Antrim Co., NIR > http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/genealogy/archibald_stewart.html > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ SETI(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ HOME http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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