[FreeBSD] Can't get Apache2 running

[j79zlr]

hmm, haven't tested it, but you had set apache to listen to 192.168.0.4:80 but you don't have the hosts file pointing to that IP, might cause a problem. I suggest changing httpd.conf to just Listen 80 [without IP] and adding the relevant sections in hosts

192.168.0.4 server1.thuisnet.lan server1.thuisnet server1

 

[Glaanieboy]

Hmm, that sounds logical. I was gonna try it (I am at work now), but it seems that the SSH port is blocked. Damn.

 

[Glaanieboy]

Hmm, sounds logical. But what I still don't understand, is why I can't ping to a hostname, while the hosts file has an entry for it. Or did I edited it wrong?

 

[j79zlr]

I don't get it either, I just messed with my hosts file here and it worked like yours should've.

root@daemonode# ee /etc/hosts
 
^[ (escape) menu  ^y search prompt  ^k delete line   ^p prev li   ^g prev page
^o ascii code     ^x search         ^l undelete line ^n next li   ^v next page
^u end of file    ^a begin of line  ^w delete word   ^b back 1 char
^t begin of file  ^e end of line    ^r restore word  ^f forward 1 char
^c command        ^d delete                          ^z next word
L: 3 C: 34 ================                         ===========================
::1                     localhost.darkstar localhost
127.0.0.1               localhost.darkstar localhost
127.0.0.1               daemonode
192.168.1.7             daemonode.darkstar daemonode
192.168.1.7             daemonode.darkstar.
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
"/etc/hosts" 5 lines, 171 characters
root@daemonode# ping daemonode
PING daemonode (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.048 ms

 

[Glaanieboy]

I see you placed a <tab> between the IP and it's hostname, while I placed a <space> between them. Can this be the reason?

 

[j79zlr]

nope, just for organization, wouldn't make a difference.

 

[Glaanieboy]

Damn weird this stuff. I just can't make the hosts file work. When I change the localhost IP to 127.0.0.2 it works, but when I add my own, it doesn't work.
Just for fun, here it is:

# $FreeBSD: src/etc/hosts,v 1.11.2.4 2003/02/06 20:36:58 dbaker Exp $
#
# Host Database
#
# This file should contain the addresses and aliases for local hosts that
# share this file.  Replace 'my.domain' below with the domainname of your
# machine.
#
# In the presence of the domain name service or NIS, this file may
# not be consulted at all; see /etc/host.conf for the resolution order.
#
#
::1                     localhost localhost.thuisnet.lan
127.0.0.1               localhost localhost.thuisnet.lan
#
# Imaginary network.
#10.0.0.2               myname.my.domain myname
#10.0.0.3               myfriend.my.domain myfriend
#
# According to RFC 1918, you can use the following IP networks for
# private nets which will never be connected to the Internet:
#
#       10.0.0.0        -   10.255.255.255
#       172.16.0.0      -   172.31.255.255
#       192.168.0.0     -   192.168.255.255
#
# In case you want to be able to connect to the Internet, you need
# real official assigned numbers.  Do not try to invent your own network
# numbers but instead get one from your network provider (if any) or
# from your regional registry (ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, RIPE NCC, or AfriNIC.)
#

192.168.0.4     server1.thuisnet.lan server1.thuisnet server1
192.168.0.2     glenn.thuisnet.lan glenn.thuisnet glenn

Can someone find anything wrong?

 

[Glaanieboy]

Ah, found the answer. The lines of code I showed in the previous code, wasn't the exact code that I used to test all this. I added the 192.168.0.2 part to it, assuming it wouldn't matter. I didn't test the file after the adding of that line.
Well, I decided to give it another go 2 mins ago and it turned out I could ping every server1 alias, but not the glenn aliases. After some thinking I decided to put a newline (Enter) after the last line, leaving a blank line at the end of the file. And, as you may guess, that worked!
I tested some more, so I removed the blank line and the 192.168.0.2 part and now I couldn't ping server1 aliases anymore. Added a newline at the end of the file and now it did work. Very strange indeed, I don't understand why you need to put a newline at the eof, but hell, it works now!

Oh, Apache2 works too now, or at least, it starts up. I am going to test now.

 

[Geffy]

how odd, were you editting these files over ssh or in the BSD console or with Notepad or something??

 

[Glaanieboy]

Over SSH with Putty. As an editor I used Joe.

 

[X-Istence]

Most files need an extra \n

 

[Xie]

Yeah alot of *nix stuff is picking about having or not having spaces

-edit- kinda off topic but I really like to use "ee" as an editor.

 

[Geffy]

in continuance of the off topic theme, I prefer nano

 

[j79zlr]

EasyEditor is nice, but I'm pretty used to vi now and use that on linux.

 

[Glaanieboy]

I know how to use Joe and I don't know how to use either ee or vi. As long as I can edit my text, I don't mind.

btw I also managed to get Samba to work! I now have a shared network drive on my Windows box, directing to my home userfolder in FreeBSD I am proud of myself

 

[Geffy]

w00t

 

[X-Istence]

Wow, with the conf files that come with it that is nice

I know how to use:

vi
nano
edit (ee)
pico

and perl .

 

[Geffy]

I compiled and installed Apache2 and PHP 5 rc2 on my laptop today, its all workin fine, well sorta phpSysInfo dont work, and I havent tried phpMyAdmin or phpPgAdmin, but I will let you know how those go

 

[Glaanieboy]

Is PHP5 any good? Did they change much compared to PHP4.x?

 

[Geffy]

dunno yet I havent really messed with it, going to mess with it over the weekend I think