Also, have you tried accessing specific files to see if they will load? I.e., http://localhost/index.htm instead of just localhost? Maybe you need to change your DirectoryIndex directive.
--Larry Paul wrote:
yes and yesOn 4/4/06, *Larry Flathmann* <marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:When you did hte install before changing the config file, did it work? Were you able to see the Apache "everything installed ok..." page? --Larry Paul wrote: > HI larry > > I used the default httpd.conf file that comes with the install with > the exception of 2 changes ( ie changing the document path ) > > Even when I changed them back to the default settings theproblem was > still occuring > > > Its listening on port 80 as a service and no other conflicting > services or software is present > > On 4/4/06, *Larry Flathmann* < marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > Your log file doesn't indicate anything out of hte normal. > > Have you tried just viewing the default page that comes with the > Apache > install, the one that says "If you can see this, it means that the > installation of the Apache web server > < http://www.apache.org/foundation/preFAQ.html> software on this > system > was successful. You may now add content to this directory and replace > this page." Did that work? If so, then send your httpd.conf file, > because there's got to be some detail that's messed up. > > One other possibility that comes to mind is whether you've configured > Apache to listen on the right address (localhost, or your local IP, or > whatever) > > --Larry > > Paul wrote: > > Thanks Larry > > > > > > I am not sure how to read the log files so here it is > > > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 3908 > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 22:55:38 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Exit event signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 4020 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:41 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:42 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:42 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:42 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Child 3908: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Child 3908: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Exit event > signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:43 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:44 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:44 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 4228 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:44 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:44 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:44 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:45 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:46 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:46 2006] [notice] Child 4020: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:01:46 2006] [notice] Child 4020: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Exit event signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 4220 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:19 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:20 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:20 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:20 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:21 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:21 2006] [notice] Child 4228: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:05:21 2006] [notice] Child 4228: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Exit event > signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 3008 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:00 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:01 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:01 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:01 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:02 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:02 2006] [notice] Child 4220: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:07:02 2006] [notice] Child 4220: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:18 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:18 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Exit event signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:18 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:18 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:18 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 2708 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:19 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:19 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:19 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:19 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:20 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:20 2006] [notice] Child 3008: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:20 2006] [notice] Child 3008: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Exit event > signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 4472 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:48 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:49 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:49 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:49 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:50 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:50 2006] [notice] Child 2708: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:09:50 2006] [notice] Child 2708: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Exit event signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Parent: Created child > process 6100 > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:01 2006] [notice] Child 6100: Child process is > running > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:02 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Released the > start mutex > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:02 2006] [notice] Child 6100: Acquired the > start mutex. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:02 2006] [notice] Child 6100: Starting 250 worker > > threads. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:03 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Waiting for 250 > worker > > threads to exit. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:03 2006] [notice] Child 4472: All worker threads > > have exited. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:03 2006] [notice] Child 4472: Child process is > exiting > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:21 2006] [notice] Parent: Received restart > signal -- > > Restarting the server. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:21 2006] [notice] Child 6100: Exit event > signaled. > > Child process is ending. > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:21 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) configured > > -- resuming normal operations > > [Mon Apr 03 23:10:22 2006] [notice] Server built: Oct 9 2005 > 19:16:56 > > > > > > On 4/4/06, *Larry Flathmann* < marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > <mailto: marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> >> wrote: > > > > What do the error logs (in the Program Files/Apache... /logs > > folder) say? > > > > BTW, don't worry! You are going to get Apache to work. > Little glitches > > like this always get resolved! :) > > > > Paul wrote: > > > Greetings all > > > > > > Newbie alert! I am new to this list and new to apache, so > please > > > forgive me if my understandings of the protocols aren't > 100% yet > > > > > > I also did not find a dedicated list for win32 so I have > assumed > > its > > > the same list. > > > > > > please correct me if I am wrong > > > > > > > > > I have a problem that I seriously cannot pinpoint. > > > > > > I do a bit of development on my local box and use apache (of > > course) > > > as my web server > > > I have installed apache quite a few times before and know > how to > > > change the document root to another localtion ( ie D:\wed > ) etc > > > > > > Now I recently reinstalled windows from scratch and am now > in the > > > process of reinstalling apache. Trying to. > > > > > > I install it, open a web broswer, type localhost and i get the > > default > > > page > > > > > > i edit the httpd.conf file and change the document root from > > > DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs" > > > > > > to > > > > > > DocumentRoot "D:/web" > > > > > > Which is where my web root sits > > > > > > I also edit > > > > > > # This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to. > > > # > > > <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"> > > > to > > > <Directory "D:/web"> > > > > > > and save the config and restart the server > > > > > > The minute I restart the server and hit localhost in my > browser , it > > > hangs and searches for localhost and never finds it > > > > > > I have tried changing the config back to its original > state to > > test it > > > again, restarting the server service all the time and > still no joy. > > > > > > I use the apache monitor to restart the service > > > > > > NO joy > > > > > > its no proxy settings or anything of the sort as I do not > > have any proxy > > > > > > however when I go into windows services and restart the > service from > > > there and not the apache services monitor it seems to work, > > however I > > > am still testing this > > > > > > I have reinstalled apache over and over again removed it, > > deleted all > > > remaining files, downloaded a new copy of the win32 installer > > > installed again and still the same problem > > > > > > I am not sure if its some funky setting on this box or if > the apache > > > monitor is wonky or if I am just forced to suffer for my sins > > now and > > > cruise on through the pearly gates at a later stage in my > life. > > > > > > Any idea? > > > > > > please? > > > > > > > > > > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > Server > > Project. > > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html <http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html>> for more info. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> > > " from the digest: > users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> > > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> 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 <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. 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