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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@infinitylimited.net>
  To  : lloy0076 <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
  Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 11:37:55 +0930

Re: An SIMPLE Apache Problem

lloy0076 wrote:
> 
> I start Apache manually with:
> 
> * httpd -d `pwd` (or alternatively I type the directory myself)
> 
> When I do ps -ax I have a huge number of httpd's appear as they should
> with the correct directory. Now I am certain there is SOMETHING I've
> missed along the way, but when I do:
> 
> * lynx localhost
> 
> I get the wonderful default "Apache is working" page.
> 
> For a better understanding:
> 
> I run a default installation of RH 6.1.
> 
> /usr/local/www/conf/httpd.conf is
> 
> User webuser
> Group webgroup
> Servername localhost
> DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/htdocs
> 
> I start Apache in /usr/local/www.
> 
> There must be something I've missed and I suspect it's something very
> simple....I should get an index of /usr/local/www/htdocs and NOT the
> Apache is working page and I can't quite figure out what's wrong or
> where RedHat is hiding the default configuration file.

You are missung the -f <conf_file_name> option.


so,

httpd -f /usr/local/www/conf/httpd.conf -d `pwd`

the default location for the conf is defined at apache compile time.


--
Jake Hawkes, B.Eng (CSE)

"I'm only smart enough to know how stupid I am", Joe Strummer.

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