On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 06:29, David Rankin wrote:
> Just a quick Q, because I'm suffering from a mental lapse.
> 
>     I'm getting Apache configured on 8.2. The "SERVER_NAME" variable in
> the default Welcome screen is pulling 127.0.0.1 instead of the actual
> host name. Hostname is working fine. Where do I look to get this fixed.

You definitely need to edit httpd.conf, which may be located in
/usr/local/apache/conf depending on how your system is set up. (My
apache is on a FreeBSD box, which puts it in /usr/local/etc/apache.)

Look for this:

# ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients
for
# your server if it's different than the one the program would get
(i.e., use
# "www" instead of the host's real name).
#
# Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name
you 
# define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't
understand
# this, ask your network administrator.
# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address
here.
# You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/)
# anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way.
#
# 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named
localhost. Your 
# machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache
strictly for 
# local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server
name.
#
ServerName your.server.name

Gary Dunn
Open Slate Project


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