apache2 server ignores the domain name

[black_penguin]

I want to use the domain name, but it gets ignored by apache2 server.
As result, I cannot access my webpage.

Here is an error:

root[at]Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal:~# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Restarting web server: apache2[Tue Aug 21 15:12:02 2012] [error] (EAI 2)Name or service not known: Could not resolve host name *;80 -- ignoring!
[Tue Aug 21 15:12:02 2012] [error] (EAI 2)Name or service not known: Could not resolve host name *;80 -- ignoring!
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using IP-address for ServerName
*... waiting [Tue Aug 21 15:12:03 2012] [error] (EAI 2)Name or service not known: Could not resolve host name *;80 -- ignoring!
[Tue Aug 21 15:12:03 2012] [error] (EAI 2)Name or service not known: Could not resolve host name *;80 -- ignoring!
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using IP-address for ServerName

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mysite text file contains the following:

<VirtualHost *;80>
   ServerName mysitecom
   ServerAlias mysitecom
   DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *;80>
   ServerName wwwmysitecom
   ServerAlias wwwmysitecom
   DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite
</VirtualHost>

httр.conf file is empty

[atreyu]

are those semi-colons?

<VirtualHost *;80>

change them to colons, e.g.:

<VirtualHost *:80>

[black_penguin]

are those semi-colons?

<VirtualHost *;80>

change them to colons, e.g.:

<VirtualHost *:80>

Thank you. Already fixed many errors.
Now apache2 starts normally, but I still cannot access the website using domain name.
During launch, apache2 outputs the following:

root@Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal:~# service apache2 restart
Restarting web server: apache2apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 178.63.95.207 for ServerName
 ... waiting apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 178.63.95.207 for ServerName
.

[atreyu]

Are the hostnames you've defined in your virtualHosts section (e.g., wwwmysitecom, mysitecom) resolvable to an IP address? If they are not valid DNS entries (or you're not using DNS), you can simply add entries for them in /etc/hosts, pointing to your local ip address. assuming it is the ip address listed in the above apache error, you could put:

178.63.95.207    <local_hostname> wwwmysitecom mysitecom

for <local_hostname>, just substitute whatever is your real hostname (i.e., the output of the hostname command).

also, in your httpd.conf file you can define ServerName with the loopback ip address (127.0.0.1).

After changes, restart the apache server.

[mizzle]

I believe apache2.conf is the default config file for debian.

[black_penguin]

Are the hostnames you've defined in your virtualHosts section (e.g., wwwmysitecom, mysitecom) resolvable to an IP address? If they are not valid DNS entries (or you're not using DNS), you can simply add entries for them in /etc/hosts, pointing to your local ip address. assuming it is the ip address listed in the above apache error, you could put:

178.63.95.207    <local_hostname> wwwmysitecom mysitecom

for <local_hostname>, just substitute whatever is your real hostname (i.e., the output of the hostname command).

also, in your httpd.conf file you can define ServerName with the loopback ip address (127.0.0.1).

After changes, restart the apache server.

I have already tried the following. But the error does not disappear:

Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 178.63.95.207 for ServerName

[elija]

Run

hostname

on the server and then edit your apache config file and add

ServerName OUTPUT FROM THE hostname COMMAND HERE

to get rid of that message, although it shouldn't actually stop Apache from starting.

[black_penguin]

Run

hostname

on the server and then edit your apache config file and add

ServerName OUTPUT FROM THE hostname COMMAND HERE

to get rid of that message, although it shouldn't actually stop Apache from starting.

Unfortunately, that doesnt work. My hostname is Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal

[atreyu]

Unfortunately, that doesnt work. My hostname is Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal

and is Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal resolvable to an ip address (in /etc/hosts or DNS)?

which apache config file are you editing? can you display it's path and maybe also post it? are your virtualhost declarations in the same file? post those too, if not in the default config file.

[black_penguin]

and is Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal resolvable to an ip address (in /etc/hosts or DNS)?

which apache config file are you editing? can you display it's path and maybe also post it? are your virtualhost declarations in the same file? post those too, if not in the default config file.

/etc/hosts file:

### Hetzner Online AG installimage
# nameserver config
# IPv4

# ServerName Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal

127.0.0.1 targetcraft
178.63.95.207  Debian-60-squeeze-64-minimal
#
# IPv6
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

Virtual hosts declarations could be seen in /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite text file:

<VirtualHost *;80>
   ServerName mysitecom
   ServerAlias mysitecom
   DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *;80>
   ServerName wwwmysitecom
   ServerAlias wwwmysitecom
   DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite
</VirtualHost>

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mysite is the link to previous text file