Apache error_log messages on start

Tonearm · n00b Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 55

I get two messages in my error_log after "apache2ctl start". The first is:

Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

and the second is:

Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to port 80

Apache seems to be serving fine. Does anyone know what these messages mean?

- Grant

cchapman · Guru Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 440 Location: Fremont, NE

sounds like some other web server or another version of apache is loaded. check /etc/init.d/ for apache and apache2 or possible some other web server

Tonearm · n00b Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 55

The messages turned out to be from apache's error_log when I was trying to start it with apache2 already up. What exactly do the files in /etc/init.d/ tell you?

- Grant

edit: The "fully qualified domain name" is because I'm using my IP address instead of domain name right?

Determined · n00b Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 54

I had this same message (could not find fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.0.110 as the ServerName), and fixed it by placing my ip and server name (192.168.0.110 emyvale) in the /etc/hosts file and also uncommenting the line ServerName Localhost and chaging the Localhost to the server name (emyvale.)

That sould do the trick, but you of course will have to restart apache for this to take effect. (I'm not sure if you need your own server name in the hosts list but it sure wont hurt.)

Hope that helps.
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Tonearm · n00b Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 55

Thank you Determined. I guess I can do that before I move my domain name right?

- Grant