Basi apache question

[Poy]

I am using SuSe9.1. My server has rebooted (I dont know why). Now I type: "apache2ctl start". But I cant go my web site, why? How I can confirm that apache2 is running?

Last uptime was over 120 days and only now I have this kind of problem (or at first i couldnt remember "apache2ctl start" command).

[DoctorDan]

what do you get for an error while trying to get to ur site?

[Poy]

what do you get for an error while trying to get to you site?

Something like that:

"The connection was refused when..."

[Poy]

what do you get for an error while trying to get to you site?

Something like that:

"The connection was refused when..."

If I try this:

linux:/etc/apache2 # apache2ctl graceful
httpd not running, trying to start
linux:/etc/apache2 # apache2ctl graceful
httpd not running, trying to start

I understand that it isnt running at all.

Is my apache server broken?

[bigtomrodney]

How are you accessing it? If you are using a router you are on a LAN and may not be able to access your DNS name. You should try accessing it as http://localhost:80. I usually start apache with

sudo rcapache2 start

You can check current status with

sudo rcapache2 status

[Poy]

How are you accessing it? If you are using a router you are on a LAN and may not be able to access your DNS name. You should try accessing it as http://localhost:80. I usually start apache with

sudo rcapache2 start

You can check current status with

sudo rcapache2 status

---
linux:/ # sudo rcapache2 start
Starting httpd2 (prefork) done
linux:/ # sudo rcapache2 status
Checking for httpd2: unused
linux:/ #
---

I dont know what is it now working or not (unused)? I am behind my wlan router, but as I said it has been working before. I have routed port 80 to server's ip address. Or I have tried (from my other computer) to use http://192.168.0.174 unsuccesfully.

[genesus]

after firing up apache you can make sure that your port is actually open with

nmap -sT localhost...if you see port 80, or whatever, open for http, then the problem lies elsewhere...then you could check permissions or your router, etc...

[jledhead]

have't seen this yet, have you checked apache error logs to see what they say. should be in /<yourapacheinstalldir>/logs/error_log

[Poy]

have't seen this yet, have you checked apache error logs to see what they say. should be in /<yourapacheinstalldir>/logs/error_log

[Mon Oct 10 00:41:00 2005] [warn] Init: Session Cache is not configured [hint: SSLSessionCache]
[Mon Oct 10 00:41:00 2005] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/sbin/suexec2)