Apache web server in SuSE 8.1

Clamor

Hi all,
Hopefully some one will be able to help me out here. I have recently install SuSE linux 8.1. I have one user apart from the root user. I clicked the default options for the apache 1.3* release when I was installing. Everything seemed to install fine but when I login as my normal user and try to login to the localhost I get an error saying it cannot be found. I can however connect to the internet without any issues. To be honest I have read all the documentation that came with linux and I am none the wiser. If someone has any experience with this or can point me in the right direction then that would be great.
What I think may be the problem is that the user i'm logging in as does not have permission to launch apache. Or apache does not boot correctly at startup. But I could be completely wrong.
If you need anymore information please let me know and I'll see if I can find it.
Thanks,
Clamor

Dingatron

As far as I know if you installed it as a user other than root you use http://localhost:8080/ . You can check that it has been started sucessfully using ps -ef|grep httpd .If not you can start it manually using the correct path and apachectl start. Full docs are here http://httpd.apache.org/docs/

reb

Just installing Suse Pro 8.1 myself. have you got Enterprise or Pro edition?

If i can get it installed i'll let you know how i get on with Apache

Can you remember choosing the Voodoo drivers that came with the install? What resolution you running on?

I tried to install with 1024*768 but install (well gui front end anyway) couldn't complete due to Monitor 'out of frequency' error. Tried to but back in at 600*800 (frequenct settings under limits)but doesn't seem to complete with that as keeps defaulting to 1024*768.

[sorry for piggy backing on your thread ]

Dingatron

Monitor 'out of frequency' error

This usually suggests that the refresh rate is to high. Try the rate at a lower rate, maybe 60hz and work up from there.

Clamor

I have the enterprise edition and I choose the apache install packages while doing the install. So I presume it installed under root at the very least.

Have you had any luck yourself in getting it to run. I may try to run a fix install again just to try and sort it out. It might help and there nothing of importance on the box anyway.

Gavin

Originally posted by Clamor
Hi all,

What I think may be the problem is that the user i'm logging in as does not have permission to launch apache. Or apache does not boot correctly at startup. But I could be completely wrong.
If you need anymore information please let me know and I'll see if I can find it.
Thanks,
Clamor

Not very familiar with suse I'm afraid, but have a look in /var/log for an apache folder or apache log. May also be called httpd.log or folder.

to restart it try /etc/init.d/apache restart ( again this folder may be slightly different on suse ), su to root to test this.

the port ain't 8080, it's 80 which the default that your browse will go to, so http://localhost should do the trick if it's running.

The log is probably the best place to find information.

Gav

tom-thebox

You will find /sbin/init.d/apache restart reboots apache in suse. You will of coarse have to su to root.



Regards