Apache Server not functioning

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Distro : OpenSuse 10 command line only.
Default Apache installed. (The one that comes with the OS)

The Document Root is /srv/www/htdocs/

I have started the daemon with /usr/sbin/rcapache2 start

and confirmed it with /usr/sbin/rcapache2 status
Checking for httpd2: running

have tried a restart /usr/sbin/rcapache2 restart
Syntax OK
Shutting down httpd2 (waiting for all children to terminate) done
Starting httpd2 (prefork) done

The firewall is open to http
The Lan Card is set to an IP address

in /var/log/apache2 i get
[Thu Oct 27 23:56:19 2005] [warn] Init: Session Cache is not configured [hint: SSLSessionCache]
[Thu Oct 27 23:56:19 2005] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/sbin/suexec2)
[Thu Oct 27 23:56:19 2005] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Linux/SUSE) configured -- resuming normal operations

Is there something I'm missing, because when I go to connect using a webbrowser via the IP, it doesn't even try to connect?

[serz]

Do a "ps aux | less" to see if it's actually running. Also, note that those are just "warnings" and "notices", not errors. So that means that you should be able to connect.

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ps aux resulted in
root 13062 0.0 0.0 41592 3556 ? Ss Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13063 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13064 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13065 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13066 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13067 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

and the SuSEfirewall has
FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="22 http https ssh"

I've since restarted the server and it's still not going, please save me from reverting back to Windows Server 2k3

[Stefann]

ps aux resulted in
root 13062 0.0 0.0 41592 3556 ? Ss Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13063 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13064 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13065 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13066 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
wwwrun 13067 0.0 0.0 41592 3568 ? S Oct27 0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

and the SuSEfirewall has
FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="22 http https ssh"

I've since restarted the server and it's still not going, please save me from reverting back to Windows Server 2k3

Run YaST and configure the firewall from there, preferably from X if you have it(easier for some reason) but you probably don't as this is supposed to be a server machine, correct? Anyways, the idiot test, disable the firewall and try Apache then, if it works the firewall needs to be configured, othewise you have deeper trobules.

[John VV]

Hi from my exp. ( i host a web site for over 2 years) your httpd.conf is mis configured try rereading the apache documention at apache.org .
in particular pay atention to the install and configure sections

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I installed a test server on a small network, got the hang of it and everything ran fine. I will try on the big server/network tommorow.
Thank you for your help.