newb apache questions

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

i installed apache2.
when i tried emerge php
i get a '??? is masked' error and it quits

my question is i started apache2 and when i lynx localhost it says unable to connect to remote host, why doesn't it show the default index.html.en page?

kezzla · Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 2:19 am Post subject:

1) Do the following:
Put this in /etc/profile:
alias unstable='ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"'
# source /etc/profile
# unstable emerge php

2) # mv index.html.en index.html

Hope this helps

splooge · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 636

splooge · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 636

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

apache2 comes with mod_php?

i tried emerge mod_php and i get the same error as when i do emerge php

i'm just trying to follow some other postings about how to install apache and php, actually, i really just want apache to work .... lets see

i logged into my router and forwarded port 80 to 192.168.2.55 (the address of the computer thats going to be the server) do i do port forwarding 80 && private port 80 ? or just the port forwarding?

when i start apache, shouldn't i be able to type 66.91.82.115 (the ip address of the whole network) into the address bar of any browser (not from my computer of course cause its within the network, but from someone not behind my router) and reach the default index files on the server running apache ?

when i do lynx localhost, it still still is unable to find http://localhost
why is this and how do i fix it?

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

ok i got something to work, i don't know how, but i added the A name to my domain that points to the ip address ( can it be ip.ip.ip.ip or does it have to be http://ip.ip.ip.ip ?) and my apache seems to finally work somehow, when i lynx localhost, i actually can see the default page that apache set up. now, my domain is , www.inkfluts.com , i don't think its working right.

Jaxom · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 137

Sounds like the problem you are having is not understanding how your equipment works or basic networking. Not so much not understanding Apache.

Routers need to know what public port to listen on, and what private port to forward the traffic going to the public port should be sent to. Otherwise it does nothing. Until that is setup correctly, absolutely nothing will get in from the outside. All this is covered in your users manual for the particular router you are using. I can't help you much more than that.

If you installed apache and didn't touch a thing, it WILL work when you launch it with.....

splooge · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 636