Re: help with bring up apache server with PHP module.....

Try your machines name rather than 'localhost' # ServerName myhost.mydomain.com # What do you get when you run /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl configtest You should get a response of 'Syntax OK' DAve on 10/9/00 8:10 AM, Donna Clark at dclark@sasdesign.co.uk wrote: > I have followed steps 1- 18 for installing PHP with Apache Module (on a > Linux server). But when I try to being up the newly installed Apache > server with the PHP module I recieve the following error: > > $ /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start > > httpd: cannot determine local host name. > Use the ServerName directive to set it manually. > /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started > > I have checked that /etc/ httpd/conf/httpd.conf has the following : > # > ServerName localhost > # > > I can even ping to localhost. > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated ! > > > Regards, > > Donna. > -- Dave Goodrich Director of Interface Development Reality Based Learning Company 9521 NE Willows Road, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 Toll Free 1-877-869-6603 ext. 237 Fax (425) 558-5655 daveg@rblc.com http://www.rblc.com