Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 05:04:05 -0700 From: charon@freethought.org To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: problems starting apache Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990906050405.026f7ec0@mail>
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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
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