Well, I should have been more clear, and maybe the problem isn't as simple
as I thought. On my 7.2 box, #ServerName your.server.name is still commented
out, but apache is able to use gethostbyname() and correctly fill in the
welcome screen in apache.
In 8.2, something is fishy.
[Skyline] # hostname
Skyline.3111Skyline.com
That looks OK
[Skyline] # hostname --fqdn
Unknown host
That looks bad
So it seems the problem with apache isn't with apache or httpd.conf, but
rather with my hostname setup. I have set hostname and domainname, and I can't
figure out why hostname --fqdn would return unknown host?
What config file am I failing to check? /etc/sysconfig/network has the
right hostname.
Gary Dunn wrote:
> 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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