Re: Apache Problem

[vaidhy@wwdg.com]

> Hope this isn't much of a trivial question but I would like to ask what
> causes this error in the debianized apache.  It works on my box which is a
> debian 1.3 upgraded to 2.0 box.
> 
> I get this errors when I try a fresh install on a friend's 486.  He
> wishes to use it as a standalone web development boxen.  I've been
> convincing him to try web development on Linux/Apache instead of NT/IIS
> 
> apacheconfig errors:
> 
> httpd: cannot determine local hostname
> Use ServerName to set it manually
> 
> /usr/sbin/apachectl graceful:http could not be started

I had the same problem.. In apache.conf (I think in  etc/apache.conf), 
uncomment the ServerName line and set it accordingly. It works fine then...

Regards,
Vaidhy