http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/install.html#customize //////////////////////////////////////////////////// Test Now you can start your Apache HTTP Server by immediately running: $ PREFIX/bin/apachectl -k start and then you should be able to request your first document via URL http://localhost/. The web page you see is located under the DocumentRoot, which will usually be PREFIX/htdocs/. Then stop the server again by running: $ PREFIX/bin/apachectl -k stop //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The strange thing is that I went to the link as above. It is the official install guide. http://localhost should work for the test step. What do you think it is wrong with my system configuration? --- zhou jian <sunzhoujian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I want to enable 127.0.0.1 in httpd.conf so I can > access the site with http://localhost or > http://127.0.0.1. I searched over google and found > the > following solution. I tried but it didn't work.( It > return with error that the httpd can't bind to the > port something. ) > > Since the following post was released two years ago > while I am using httpd 2.XXX version. It may > outdated. > Do you guys know how to setup that in httpd.conf if > that is still the case? > > Thanks, > --Paul > > > > > > First, make a backup of your httpd.conf file in case > you break something while editing it. > > Open httpd.conf and find the line that begins with > ServerName. Edit it so that it looks like this: > > ServerName 127.0.0.1 > > Then find the line that begins with Listen and then > an > IP address or hostname. Edit it to look like this: > > Listen 127.0.0.1 > > If you find a second "Listen" line that designates > port 80, leave it alone. It should already read: > > Listen 80 > > As long as the only listen lines in httpd.conf that > are not commented out with a # are: > > Listen 127.0.0.1 > and > Listen 80 > > Then Apache will only accept connections from your > local machine on port 80. Restart apache to make > your > changes take effect. You can test to see if it > worked > by typing 127.0.0.1 into your web browser. If it > worked you should see a default apache page. > > This is all off of the top of my head, but I think > it > should work. If it doesn't, just restore your > original > httpd.conf file from your backup and restart apache > again and you'll be no worse off than you were > before. > > If you want to be extra safe, you can also configure > your firewall to block INBOUND connections on port > 80. > Make sure you don't block outbound port 80 or you > won't be able to load any external webpages from > that > computer. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the > Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for > more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: > users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: > users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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