How to fix Apache – "Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName" Error on Ubuntu

April 17, 2009

You might probably faced the same following error while you were restarting the Apache server on Ubuntu.

aslam@aslam:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
* Restarting web server apache2 apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
... waiting apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName

To fix that problem, you need to edit the httpd.conf file. Open the terminal and type,

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

By default httpd.conf file will be blank. Now, simply add the following line to the file.

ServerName localhost

Save the file and exit from gEdit. Finally restart the server.

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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http://aceofdatabase.info Zach

THANK YOU. This was the simplest solution of any page I read. I read that httpd.conf is intentionally left blank now, which I didn’t quite expect at first. I am a n00b after all.
http://aceofdatabase.info Zach

THANK YOU. This was the simplest solution of any page I read. I read that httpd.conf is intentionally left blank now, which I didn’t quite expect at first. I am a n00b after all.
Pinduur

Thank’s :)
Pinduur

Thank’s :)
V.Balaviswanathan

Thank You Aslam I have done and now what I get is the warning message “The Alias directive in /etc/apache/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias”. I would be happy if you can sort out this problem as well through mail,,,,,, Thanks lol
- loob7799
  
  Thanks it works.
V.Balaviswanathan

Thank You Aslam I have done and now what I get is the warning message “The Alias directive in /etc/apache/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias”. I would be happy if you can sort out this problem as well through mail,,,,,, Thanks lol
loob7799

Thanks it works.
setu

thnks a lot…..
setu

thnks a lot…..
joinkzz

Hi Mr Aslam,

I cant test my apache server…

The requested URL /apache2-default/ was not found on this server.

Restarting web server apache2
… waiting

I encounter the above messages…

pls help me…

i am setting up eGroupware

thank you so much
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Hi Joinkzz,
  
  Can you please describe the steps that you followed? If you have made changes to the apache2.conf file which is located at /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file, or the hosts file located at /ect/hosts, please clearly state the changes that you have made.
joinkzz

Hi Mr Aslam,

I cant test my apache server…

The requested URL /apache2-default/ was not found on this server.

Restarting web server apache2
… waiting

I encounter the above messages…

pls help me…

i am setting up eGroupware

thank you so much
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Hi Joinkzz,
  
  Can you please describe the steps that you followed? If you have made changes to the apache2.conf file which is located at /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file, or the hosts file located at /ect/hosts, please clearly state the changes that you have made.
joinkzz

I followed your instruction
To fix that problem, you need to edit the httpd.conf file. Open the terminal and type,
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Now, simply add the follwing line to the httpd.conf file.
ServerName localhost

Save the file and exit from gEdit.

Finally restart the server.
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

and then this message showed…

Restarting web server apache2 … waiting [ OK ]

but when i checked htt://localhost/apache2-default to test my apache server is running,

This message appears:

The requested URL /apache2-default/ was not found on this server.
joinkzz

I followed your instruction
To fix that problem, you need to edit the httpd.conf file. Open the terminal and type,
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Now, simply add the follwing line to the httpd.conf file.
ServerName localhost

Save the file and exit from gEdit.

Finally restart the server.
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

and then this message showed…

Restarting web server apache2 … waiting [ OK ]

but when i checked htt://localhost/apache2-default to test my apache server is running,

This message appears:

The requested URL /apache2-default/ was not found on this server.
sravan

[Thu Jul 02 19:13:46 2009] [warn] The Alias directive
Its really helped to me and still having below warning…please tell me how to avoid this warning…
in /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias.
[Thu Jul 02 19:13:46 2009] [warn] The Alias directive in /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Dear Joinkzz,
  
  I never setup the eGroupware. These days i’m little busy with my final year project. I’ll try that out and let you know the exact steps after my final presentation.
sravan

[Thu Jul 02 19:13:46 2009] [warn] The Alias directive
Its really helped to me and still having below warning…please tell me how to avoid this warning…
in /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias.
[Thu Jul 02 19:13:46 2009] [warn] The Alias directive in /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf at line 3 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias.
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

@ joinkzz

Of course you can’t test the server by typing
http://localhost/apache2-default on the server.

It’s seems that your server is running properly. Because in the line

“Restarting web server apache2 … waiting [ OK ] ”

it tells that the server successfully restarted. To check the server whether it’s running or not, you can navigate your browser to
http://localhost/

If it says “It Works!”. Then it comes from your Apache server “www” directory. That means your server running successfully.

If you need any further clarification, feel free to post your question here.
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

@ joinkzz

Of course you can’t test the server by typing
http://localhost/apache2-default on the server.

It’s seems that your server is running properly. Because in the line

“Restarting web server apache2 … waiting [ OK ] ”

it tells that the server successfully restarted. To check the server whether it’s running or not, you can navigate your browser to
http://localhost/

If it says “It Works!”. Then it comes from your Apache server “www” directory. That means your server running successfully.

If you need any further clarification, feel free to post your question here.
joinkzz

i am setting up an eGroupware software but i cant finish the setup. this result appears:

* You appear to have MySQL support.
* You appear to have MySQLi (php5) support.
* No PostgreSQL support found. Disabling
* No MS SQL Server support found. Disabling
* No ODBC support found. Disabling
* No Oracle support found. Disabling
* You appear to have PHP session support. Enabling PHP sessions.
* Found existing configuration file. Loading settings from the file…
* You need to add some domains to your header.inc.php.

what else should i do with this result?

thank sir Aslam…
joinkzz

i am setting up an eGroupware software but i cant finish the setup. this result appears:

* You appear to have MySQL support.
* You appear to have MySQLi (php5) support.
* No PostgreSQL support found. Disabling
* No MS SQL Server support found. Disabling
* No ODBC support found. Disabling
* No Oracle support found. Disabling
* You appear to have PHP session support. Enabling PHP sessions.
* Found existing configuration file. Loading settings from the file…
* You need to add some domains to your header.inc.php.

what else should i do with this result?

thank sir Aslam…
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

Dear Joinkzz,

I never setup the eGroupware. These days i’m little busy with my final year project. I’ll try that out and let you know the exact steps after my final presentation.
joinkzz

Oooops… I apologize, Mr Aslam…

I’ll be expecting your help…

Thank you so much…
joinkzz

Oooops… I apologize, Mr Aslam… \

I’ll be expecting your help…\

Thank you so much…
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Wow, thanks a lot!
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Wow, thanks a lot!
Hannis

Beautifully simple and worked for me. Thank you!
Hannis

Beautifully simple and worked for me. Thank you!
lokesh kumar

Superb yaar…I was really expecting this kind solution… Thank You…
lokesh kumar

Superb yaar…I was really expecting this kind solution… Thank You…
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Its always nice to see clear concise answers to problems, thankyou
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Its always nice to see clear concise answers to problems, thankyou
Андрей

Спасибо :)
Андрей

Спасибо :)
Mairelin

Thanks !!!!!
Mairelin

Thanks !!!!!
furqan

thanks buddy problem fixed :)
furqan

thanks buddy problem fixed :)
rbeen

THNXS, very simple and yet excelent fix my friend,
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rbeen

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engin

Thank u very much, it worked
engin

Thank u very much, it worked
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Juanlu

Thanks a lot!! Too simple!
Juanlu

Thanks a lot!! Too simple!
Akila

thanks.. it was very simple..
thanks lot aslam..
now im working with xampp without any prob..
- Ela
  
  thanks, It solves my problem
Akila

thanks.. it was very simple..
thanks lot aslam..
now im working with xampp without any prob..
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Great simple solution, thanks!
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Great simple solution, thanks!
Mohammad Kamran Liaqat

Thanks a lot brother for providing the solution to a problem that has bothered so many.Most people proposing a fix on the web have really made it look quite complex, surprises me.

Thanks again,
Kamran.
Mohammad Kamran Liaqat

Thanks a lot brother for providing the solution to a problem that has bothered so many.Most people proposing a fix on the web have really made it look quite complex, surprises me.

Thanks again,
Kamran.
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Nice easy solution. My httpd.conf file was completely blank so I wasn’t sure if that would work, but it did. Thanks for posting this.
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Nice easy solution. My httpd.conf file was completely blank so I wasn’t sure if that would work, but it did. Thanks for posting this.
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So nice ASLAM
it works

thank u
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So nice ASLAM
it works

thank u
Anton

So simple yet effective. You rule dude! Thanks for sharing this solution.
Anton

So simple yet effective. You rule dude! Thanks for sharing this solution.
Ferdaus

Thanks Aslam, worked for me
Ferdaus

Thanks Aslam, worked for me
Jonathan

Tanks
Jonathan

Tanks
TrotterJohn

not enough of sleep and too easy solution, what a nice combo. greetings from finland anyway:)
TrotterJohn

not enough of sleep and too easy solution, what a nice combo. greetings from finland anyway:)
Pieter

another thanks ;)
Pieter

another thanks ;)
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A little over a day of searching…. Tried several other solutions…. All took numerous steps and did not work.

What a beautifully simple solution. Wish I had found it first.

Thank you so much!
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A little over a day of searching…. Tried several other solutions…. All took numerous steps and did not work.

What a beautifully simple solution. Wish I had found it first.

Thank you so much!
http://www.sourcebits.com Prakash

It was a big help to me. I just edited the httpd.conf and restarted the apache , it worked.

Thanks
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It was a big help to me. I just edited the httpd.conf and restarted the apache , it worked.

Thanks
Ela

thanks, It solves my problem
DB

Thanks for the important but easy steps to fix the problem.

You might want to mention the .conf file will be blank just so it doesnt throw people off.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Yeah. Post Edited.
  Thank you for the comment! :)
DB

Thanks for the important but easy steps to fix the problem.

You might want to mention the .conf file will be blank just so it doesnt throw people off.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Yeah. Post Edited.
  Thank you for the comment! :)
Roberto

Really simple,
Thanks a lot!!!
Roberto

Really simple,
Thanks a lot!!!
Bigsib

Thanks for keeping it simple…. best I have seen as a solution to a relatively small error.
Bigsib

Thanks for keeping it simple…. best I have seen as a solution to a relatively small error.
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Peter

Thank you its been great help
Peter

Thank you its been great help
KNR

hi Aslam… thanks for u help …after executing the server is starting properly in command prompt but in GUI its showing “Forbidden

You don’t have permission to access / on this server.”

can u pls help in solving this
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  @KNR
  
  Hi, I think your folder permission not set correctly. You can check the permission for a particular folder by typing ls -la in your terminal.
  
  You can change the permission by
  
  chmod 766
  
  Try this and let me know if you still having the problem.
  
  Cheers..!
KNR

hi Aslam… thanks for u help …after executing the server is starting properly in command prompt but in GUI its showing “Forbidden

You don’t have permission to access / on this server.”

can u pls help in solving this
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  @KNR
  
  Hi, I think your folder permission not set correctly. You can check the permission for a particular folder by typing ls -la in your terminal.
  
  You can change the permission by
  
  chmod 766
  
  Try this and let me know if you still having the problem.
  
  Cheers..!
Johnson

very good…thanx…..
Johnson

very good…thanx…..
http://andersandersson.net Anders

Very helpful! Thank you!
http://andersandersson.net Anders

Very helpful! Thank you!
Serrano

Thanks a lot! These simple steps fixed it for me :)
Serrano

Thanks a lot! These simple steps fixed it for me :)
jeff

awesome. simple. thank you.
jeff

awesome. simple. thank you.
Jiji

How to slove this issue?

(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
Jiji

How to slove this issue?

(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
Ben

Thanks a lot from Technobel
Ben

Thanks a lot from Technobel
Rasyidi

thanx a lot, problem fixed
Rasyidi

thanx a lot, problem fixed
pritam chaudhuri

thank you dude…
it was really help full..
i did it in no time..
thanks again..
pritam chaudhuri

thank you dude…
it was really help full..
i did it in no time..
thanks again..
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Thanks Mohamed!
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Thanks Mohamed!
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Good solution, its work and make error message in my terminal dissappear. Thanks a lot.
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Good solution, its work and make error message in my terminal dissappear. Thanks a lot.
Gravata

Thanks a lot !
Gravata

Thanks a lot !
Tommy S.

thx ;) you saved me a lot of time.. ;)
Tommy S.

thx ;) you saved me a lot of time.. ;)
yurasuka

Lol, I’ve stumbled across this page three times now to fix the same issue over and over again – doh!

Thanks!
yurasuka

Lol, I’ve stumbled across this page three times now to fix the same issue over and over again – doh!

Thanks!
doug182

THXS buddy!!!!!….its works!!….Nice job, GO AHEAD!!!!!!
doug182

THXS buddy!!!!!….its works!!….Nice job, GO AHEAD!!!!!!
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BALAJI

hi….thanks a lot…. its works…..
BALAJI

hi….thanks a lot…. its works…..
Suffering Angel

hi Mr. Aslam:
i’ve a problem on installaing freeradius-dialupadmin, every time i write in the browser: https://localhost/dialupadmin, this error appears to me:
An error occurred during a connection to localhost.

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)

i really don’t know how to do, i try to install ssl but i can’t resolve that problem. i really need ur help coz i’vn’t a good expertise with ubuntu. thank u 4 helping me.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Hi, I really don’t understand why people hiding their Identity when they request help from others. I’m really disappointed. Anyway helping others is my passion.Basically ssl_error_rx_record_too_long denotes that the implementation of SSL on your server is not correct.
  
  1.Change your Virtual host file back to
  2. Ensure that port 443 is open and enabled on your server
  3. Ensure SSL is running on port 443.
Suffering Angel

hi Mr. Aslam:
i’ve a problem on installaing freeradius-dialupadmin, every time i write in the browser: https://localhost/dialupadmin, this error appears to me:
An error occurred during a connection to localhost.

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)

i really don’t know how to do, i try to install ssl but i can’t resolve that problem. i really need ur help coz i’vn’t a good expertise with ubuntu. thank u 4 helping me.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  Hi, I really don’t understand why people hiding their Identity when they request help from others. I’m really disappointed. Anyway helping others is my passion.
  
  Basically ssl_error_rx_record_too_long denotes that the implementation of SSL on your server is not correct.
  1. Change your Virtual host file < VirtualHost *> back to <VirtualHost *:80>
  2. Ensure that port 443 is open and enabled on your server
  3. Ensure SSL is running on port 443.
Maniyeri

Thanks a lot my friend….
Maniyeri

Thanks a lot my friend….
Mehul7296

hey thanks buddy
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

I'm a firm believer in “Less is more!” :)

Cheers.
Mehul7296

hey thanks buddy
Dirk

Thanks. You provided a concise start to finish resolution. Good job.
Dirk

Thanks. You provided a concise start to finish resolution. Good job.
Ramashema

thanx bro, very good,short and clear solution
rick

Thanks mate!
Elias

thanx pal
Ramashema

thanx bro, very good,short and clear solution
rick

Thanks mate!
Elias

thanx pal
Yogalakshmi

Hi thanks. I was able to restart Apache. I am new to Ubuntu and apache. What exactly does this do? Kindly explain.

Yogalakshmi
Yogalakshmi

Hi thanks. I was able to restart Apache. I am new to Ubuntu and apache. What exactly does this do? Kindly explain.

Yogalakshmi
Ismael Jr

Valeu amigo pela dica!!!
Ismael Jr

Valeu amigo pela dica!!!
Rob Dank

Wow… easiest fix i’ve found yet! Thanks man!!
Rob Dank

Wow… easiest fix i've found yet! Thanks man!!
Ripka

Thank you! So simple, so useful. :)
Ripka

Thank you! So simple, so useful. :)
Asrarahamedk

Assalamu alaikum Aslam. So happy to get the solution in your site, which was very easy and handy to refer. Jazakallah Khairan.
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Walaikum Salaam.
  
  Glad you like it.
  
  Shukran Alhamdulillah.!
Asrarahamedk

Assalamu alaikum Aslam. So happy to get the solution in your site, which was very easy and handy to refer. Jazakallah Khairan.
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

Walaikum Salaam.

Glad you like it.

Shukran Alhamdulillah.!
Ashraf

Salam Aslam
Ashraf

Sorry, i missed out in the last comment.

I tried to use the above command but it still shows me up.

* Restarting web server apache2
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
[fail]
Ashraf

Salam Aslam
Ashraf

Sorry, i missed out in the last comment.

I tried to use the above command but it still shows me up.

* Restarting web server apache2
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName
[fail]
mike

Thank you. It’s exactly what I needed. :)
Trin Calway

The simplest things can really aggravate. Thank you so much for this.
mike

Thank you. It's exactly what I needed. :)
Trin Calway

The simplest things can really aggravate. Thank you so much for this.
Maex

Thx. I knew to set the ServerName anywhere, but didnt know where.
Maex

Thx. I knew to set the ServerName anywhere, but didnt know where.
Varsha Jaikumar

thanks a ton. :) Great help.
Varsha Jaikumar

thanks a ton. :) Great help.
hesam

than you mohamad your help is very practical and good
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thank you!
hesam

than you mohamad your help is very practical and good
http://www.linkfunny.com Arjun

thank you!
Thedrumgarage

thank you!
Thedrumgarage

thank you!
Lawrence

It works. Thanks, and thanks
Lawrence

It works. Thanks, and thanks
Prabhu G

Thanks dude
Prabhu G

Thanks dude
http://bnmng.wordpress.com/ bnmng

In my installation of ubuntu, httpd.conf was blank so I edited apache2.conf instead, and it seems to work fine. Still, I wouldn’t have known what to do if not for your post. Thank you.
Ben
http://bnmng.wordpress.com/ bnmng

In my installation of ubuntu, httpd.conf was blank so I edited apache2.conf instead, and it seems to work fine. Still, I wouldn't have known what to do if not for your post. Thank you.
Ben
Raj

could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.4 for server name
Nuribrah

thanks pal. it works!!
Raj

could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.4 for server name
Nuribrah

thanks pal. it works!!
Rolf

That was easy :). Thanks!
Heresh86

Salam :-)
shokran
Rolf

That was easy :). Thanks!
Heresh86

Salam :-)
shokran
silentPump

Thanks man, it is really cool.
silentPump

Thanks man, it is really cool.
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Thanks a lot!
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Thanks a lot for this.
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Thanks a lot!
http://twitter.com/fiskeben Ricco Førgaard

Thanks a lot for this.
Kitosboy

Thanks much. I real appreciate it. I tried and now phpMyadmin it works.
Kitosboy

Thanks much. I real appreciate it. I tried and now phpMyadmin it works.
Ananbal2000

I recieved the error “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName” – from your guidance able to resolve the issue for apache 2.2.16. Thank you, Balaji
Ananbal2000

I recieved the error “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName” – from your guidance able to resolve the issue for apache 2.2.16. Thank you, Balaji
Rodroguett

Muchas gracias por el post, me sirvio.

Saludos
Rodroguett

Muchas gracias por el post, me sirvio.

Saludos
- Justin Mahon
  
  Thank you for your generous post, was very helpful.
Justin Mahon

Thank you for your generous post, was very helpful.
Mactech

Thanks for the post!
Mactech

Thanks for the post!
Madhobha

awesome, simple and straight forward. Was struggling for days to fix the problem…Thank so much..All working now
Thanks a billion times
Madhobha

awesome, simple and straight forward. Was struggling for days to fix the problem…Thank so much..All working now
Thanks a billion times
kaqpa

Thanks a lot. You solve my problem;)
kaqpa

Thanks a lot. You solve my problem;)
Gaurav Gupta

thanks yaar u r really good……………………
Gaurav Gupta

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simone

Thank you so much!
It finally works!

Simone, Italy

omni

not work
omni

not work
Arif2127

when i give command of edit then it shows the massage like “Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:”
Arif2127

when i give command of edit then it shows the massage like “Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:”
Anon

thank you so much !!!!!!
really helped.
Anon

thank you so much !!!!!!
really helped.
Ppete

Thank you so much for the advise! Worked like a charm.
Ppete

Thank you so much for the advise! Worked like a charm.
WENK

Thanks Mohamed! I had this error when trying to install LAMP as per instructions here:
http://tuxtweaks.com/2009/10/install-lamp-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala

The fix you suggested seems to have worked perfectly. Cheers — DW
WENK

Thanks Mohamed! I had this error when trying to install LAMP as per instructions here:
http://tuxtweaks.com/2009/10/install-lamp-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala

The fix you suggested seems to have worked perfectly. Cheers — DW
Askari

thank u boss……….. we get the solution following your instruction
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Askari

thank u boss……….. we get the solution following your instruction
Sultan Askari
India
simone

Thank you so much!
It finally works!

Simone, Italy
Rudi

Ah thanks, that’s one less annoying & pointless error message ;)

Rudi, South Africa
Rudi

Ah thanks, that’s one less annoying & pointless error message ;)

Rudi, South Africa
Abinash

The information was really helpful..thank you
Conradomonnerat

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Hareaswar

Hi,

I am using ubuntu server 9.04. while booting up the message is shown and i am unable to enter into shell command interface. any idea apart from reinstalling of the OS :(

Thanks for your help
Axakal (Vitaly)

I did “ServerName localhost”. That’s true =) Thnx
bhanu

great! worked for me.
Lesterinside

THANKS ALOT!!!
El Angel Negro

Muchas Gracias por la aclaración.! aun en este año 2010 esta solución sigue funcionando.!
Mil Gracias.!
Richard Pirona Miranda

thanks so much i really needed it
Prajakta_0917

thanks a lot.its really helpful
Fjesusarroyo

hello, thank you very much for your help. I’m new and I know apache and I’ve been a lot of time trying to solve the problem.

Greetings from Moron de la Frontera (Sevilla-Spain)
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Dude its difficult to find the site in ur “Sharing is sexy” block, to share this stuff.
It took me 30 sec to find Facebook !
kid1612

thank you very much
it work
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Wannalovemani

thank uuuu man u saved
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Thanks man… that’s like 14 less emails I get from the cron daemons on my servers!!!
Holloman_jadell

Thank you………..
Madsravn

Thanks! First entry to appear on google when I searched the error I had. Easy read and problem was fixed quickly!
MrBerry

It has been seven and a half months that I’ve been searching for the answer to this problem, and now I solve it!
XenKode

Thanks man !
VJ Mail

Thanks
Okrah Asante

thanx. it worked for me
http://twitter.com/knoldesparker Mads Jensen

Thanks!
Urswithoutwax

Varsha thnks it works
Skyman

Awesome, can I replace localhost by something like http://www.example.com ?
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Yes. You can. For that you need to create virtual hosts. If you are using Dabian based linux distros, you can use my Speedy (Ruby Gem) to create virtual hosts instantly. Checkout http://speedy.frontcube.com
Rohit Kumar01

Thanks
Ayanami08

Tks, It’s very easy to fix :)
Salymsash

Awesome, thanks a lot.
Sumwai Low

Thanks, I always forgotten how to solve this.
Gpunpis

Thanks a million ..you make the world go round..
Jasonc65

That was helpful. But I still can’t figure out how to run a php file on my browser.
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jobkite

thanks
Jbreload

not found!!!
Campim

very simple, excellent!!!! thanks a lot for your help!!!! regards, daniel
Sakme

Great thx!
I’ve been looking for something like this in all web ;-)
Your solution solved my problem.
lov :*
wright

HOLY COW!!! You are the only place I found with the right thing to do. I am real new to ubuntu 10.04 lt but I am learning real fast. I just set up the apache server and got it running and was wondering what to do about this constant error message.

Thank you so much!

wright
Joe116

Life Saver…
rajitha

Thanks and Great
Adyan Anwar

Thank you so much! It solved my apache problem so quicky.

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Danail

Thank you so much! It solved my apache problem with your help :)
Praveenpokuri

thanks…..
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It’s so obvious that I just got lost in every other forum, thank you so much for posting this super helpful!
linux newbie

THANKS A BUNCH!!!
http://twitter.com/haydenhancock Hayden Hancock

Thanks works like a charm (10.04 LTS).
http://profiles.google.com/13or.tresor Trésor Tshishi

Merci ! Thank you ! Obrigado !Gracias …
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Thanks for the pointer!
drew

this only the only answer i found that worked for my problem. thank you!
Khanpeach

Thanks alot this issue was pending for long time in my system
Shorty__45

hell yes !
Tian_simh

thanks
http://www.facebook.com/sarotpb สาโรจน์ เพ็งบุญ

Thank you so much.

My problem is to solve the problem.
Smokingbob2011

Thanks !!!

All brazil gives a hug on you bro!!!!

João Abbud
wibf

thank you it solved but why it happened…
Саша Стаменковић

Nice one! Thanks.
http://twitter.com/rogerio_garcia Rogerio Garcia

Thank you.

Valeu!
Hello

change the /etc/hosts file should look like – of course replace ip-address and server name:
in my case you get:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost sd-22547
88.194.65.194 sd-22547.dedibox.fr sd-22547
http://twitter.com/rogerio_garcia Rogerio Garcia

Thank you.

Valeu!
Rikoy

thanks, this help my problem..
Seth

Thank you so much for the fix! It is a big help
Haftom

Thanks, fixed
Pawelkibicbarcy

Thanks
Elwon

Bally awesomeness.
Dylanderr

WOW!!! all i gotta say is thanks, worked 100%
Herbert

So funny error ^^ Thanks you ;)
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Nice post, helped to resolve the issue.
guest

thanks
Oscar

thanks for the help!!!
Mrmjtudor

Cool
Saif Saffi

good effort keep it up from Saif ur Rehman thanks .
http://www.chandan.org Chandan

thanks man. it worked and corrected for me
Guest

Thanks a lot :)
Spitzinich

thank you mate!
Rweckert

Thanks for your clear and concise tips on getting the issue resolved.
Dazed and Confused

You Da Man!!!
http://twitter.com/dsfadsfgafgf dsfadsfgafgf

thanks for that. that message was getting annoying
Deep

thanks buddy, that worked for me cleanly :)
http://twitter.com/Murshid Murshid Ahmed

Wow, thanks. It helped me a lot :)
Ybhask

Thank U. I have done what you have suggested. The error “listening sockets not available” continues.
- Haakon
  
  Do you sudo when you start the server?
  (Brace for wall of text… :p)
  
  If you want apache to listen to a port below 1024, it needs root access.
  So if you do “sudo apache2ctl start” it gets root privileges, and can bind to whatever it wants.
  
  If you just do “apache2ctl start” it doesn’t, and can only bind to unprivileged ports.
  By default apache listens to port 80, which is where http traffic normally goes.
  
  You can of course change this in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf if you want, but why would you want to do that? You might want to limit it to listen to 127.0.0.1:80, meaning that it will only reply to your computer, so the rest of the world cannot see your webpage.
Guest

Thanks :)
Ravicioso

Thanks, It worked for me too.
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A1901854

It works! Thanks.

But there’s something that doesn’t work. And that’s your website on Chrome. It shows up completely empty. Pasting the full URL in Firefox was the only way to see your page.
- Aa
  
  it shows up on chrome .
Ybhask

Every time I boot my computer, I go to the terminal. The apache2 server is starting only if I type two commands:
1. sudo netstart -plan | grep ‘:80′
Then dhttpd using the port 80 appears with its number.
2. sudo kill xxxx (four digit number).
Then presumably killing takes place.
3. sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start.
The server says OK and http://localhost/… php file works.

I have given server’s name as ‘localhost’ to linux dictionary ‘Abc’. It is working fine. Is it the dhttpd? Is it using the port 80? The dictionary should not work after sudo killing of pid… of the port 80., But the dictionary is working. Which port does it use? Does it use ‘listen port’?

Does the dhttpd relate to old apache2s which were purged, installed and reinstalled several times. Has not the purging taken place 100%? I am afraid of further purging. Reason the server which is working now after sudo killing steps described above, may not work at all.

Shall I continue with the sudo netstat -plan and sudo kill procedure? How long?
İbrahim Gündüz

Thanks
A Senna

Thanks a lot. Works
Alfredthekkan01

great help. thank you
Vutienluc1991

thanks !
Asdf

Thanks
Ajay_0162

It worked for me.Thanks a lot man :)
Greogor Samsa

well documented working fix, thanks!
alfred

thanks man
Marikhu

Thanks! Worked like a charm.
Yoesoff

you save my time, cool
Kumar

Fantastic !
unknown

thanks a lot.
ignored that message for month!! but it was so simple ;)
vandad raash

Thank you,my problem has been solved,but the phpmyadmin doesn’t work now.please help me
A_bakovic

When I type ‘sudo gedit /etc…’ it says: Cannot open display. Run gedit –help. Can someone tell me how to fix this?
Atsearnaud

merci beaucoup c’est bon ! ça marche
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Tamer Solieman

Thanks
http://www.facebook.com/dylenbrivera Dylen Rivera

Thanks a lot, fixed my issue right away.
Kevin Patience

kick start will not push down
Intonk

nice..
Thank you..
maruccio

thanks a lot!
Harvey

Thanks for this tidbit!
happie

thanks a million trillion ….infinite .you made my day ..just trying to fix this for 7 hours finally done thanks thanks thanks
isaczaqueu

i just wanna thank you for your help, and i believe that it will help many too. be blessed in Jesus name
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Davidwan

Nice, I get this problem fixed by this way on my mbp.
Papanya Rizky

thank you for your help
Mmehhadyhassan

thanx
guest

OH MAN your an apache GOD thank you
dave

WOOOOOOOOO! (it worked, thanks)
Raghu Ram

Hi,

I trying to fetch a page using ssl in apache on windows for my ruby on rails applications.
When i see the logs is get the following errors.
Starting thread to listen on port 443 but the page is not getting fetched.
Kindly help me regarding this and also let me know if anything is required from my end regarding logs..

Quick help is appriciated..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=704431416 Daniel G Gutierrez

Thank you! That blank file just made me think that the httpd.conf wasn’t used and I started down the failing path of “sites-available” configurations.
Anil Nautiyal

good helpful article.
http://www.libandweb.com/ Otuomathegreat

Thanks, you saved me today
Sangeetha Pr

hey, i am working on Windows Apache 2.2.21 win32 x86 no_ssl and PHP is 5.2.17 Win32 Vc6.

I have added these couple of lines in httpd.conf

#BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS – REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALLPHPIniDir “C:/PHP”LoadModule php5_module “C:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll”#END PHP INSTALLER EDITS – REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL

I am getting this error
” Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.26 for ServerName”
only one usage of each socket addressis normally permitted : make_sock could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 no listening sockets available , shutting down nowUnable to open logs ”

Any insights?

Thanks,
Sangeetha
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  I’m sorry. I don’t use Windows.
- dufus
  
  you have IIS installed. remove it. :)
Vladimir Hidalgo

Thanks, and greetings from El Salvador.

Worked flawlessly for my server at http://www.flor360.com
Pitersanchez

thanks very much
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Thanks friend was exactly what I was looking
http://www.facebook.com/franklin.dejesusgomez Franklin DG

Thank you men
Hagit

Thank you very much!!!!!!
Faiz

Thank You Najeeb
hope i could do same for you some day

Faiz
choke91

Thanks..it works
Samuel_guy

We have a php application coupled with Apache which was facing the same error and your solution helped. Thanks a lot!
Daniel Bassa

thank you, it works for me!
Firesenbet

good job men…thanks it works for me
Netin

OTIMO! FUNCIONOU!!!!
Aliasgar

i am using ubuntu and facing problem for FTP server its configured and working properly in localhost but facing problem over internet its not working please help.
http://www.mobilecubix.com/ iPhone App Developers

wow this is amazing and informational to me.
http://www.carrotmedia.com/ Facebook App Developer

I searched this query everywhere the other day, but couldn’t find it. Finally someone has mustered up in a separate post. Thanks alot :)
Satish Gupta

Its working
Ankur Keelu

hey, i am working in ubuntu ….and when am loading this http://localhost/info.php its showing that ”
Not Found

The requested URL /info.php was not found on this server.

Apache/2.2.16 (Ubuntu) Server at 127.0.0.1 Port 80″pls help me out …..
Idlesun

Thanks! Simple and useful.
Emerald Hieu

Wahhh, I found the solution for this problem for months. I can’t believe it’s so easy like that. It doesn’t affect my virtualhosts. It works amazingly! Thank you very much!
Ameni Asterie

i always the same problem when i restart apache2 :
The Alias directive in /etc/apache2/conf.d/centreon.conf-bak at line 5 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier Alias.
Vijay

Much really helpful……..Thanks
Guest

Thank you! this was short, to the point and 100% accurate! Love it
Paula S.

Thanks! It saved me.
sreedhar

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Ab2003wish

i really thank you!!
http://twitter.com/deanmalmgren Dean Malmgren

thanks for sharing your fix; definitely came in handy in a pinch.
Sonia3994

i am working on Ubuntu 11.10 in my office ,,but i have a same problem ,at the start up interface ,i can not access my Ubuntu so what should i do ???
if i try to login ,it takes just password ,and then shows the same MSG .
- Sonia3994
  
  my computer is the server in my office if any body help please send me the suggestions ,thanks
Durim-mata

Who helps with this problem? Internal Server ErrorThe server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.Please contact the server administrator, gadi@rounds.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.More information about this error may be available in the server error log.Apache/2.2.16 Server at app.rounds.com Port 443
Anonymous

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Zachariha Robichaud

SO SIMPLE! thank you worked perfectly!
Simo

merci bcp ca m’a ete util je vous remercie
Kashlinux

thank u very much…. it worked…!
Brandi Catt

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Roserosebild

i want use the
Windows please help me
TAss

Here I tried to open http.conf in ubuntu, it will displays blank file only can u help me
- sebasta
  
  That is common. Add:
  ServerName localhost
  
  save it, restart and you are fine. LIKE HE SAID. :D
rafael

Thanks man!
Semika Siriwardana

Short and Sweet. Thanks a lot
http://www.sinaneldem.com.tr Sinan Eldem

Worked great for me @ubuntuserver12.04 Thanks.
Mr. Black

Thanks. It works.
Mikhail

Thank you!
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think you
Smidhunraj

your are awesome dude……….
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Thank you very much! It worked fine.
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Thank you. I was greatly helped by this post.
Sriram Rangan

Cool
OsamaBinLogin

faster way to reboot apache:

apachectl restart
kplulm

Jazakallah, it worked :) Thanks
Rugwiza

Done. thank you
Sunil_Confidential_Mail

Thanks. Really Your solution for me ,in the time of my need :-)
Cheers! :-)
dherrin

Thank you this Worked like a charm.
ali

thanks very 10^n ;_)
Praneeth

Finally even me come across you blog!
Thanks :)
rafiu

thanks.. it helped me…
http://www.facebook.com/atheist.man.cosmos Derek Lloyd

Thanks dude!
student

hey sir. am having trouble with trying to access cgi files using localhost. am using apache2. error 404 NOT FOUND. when i type localhost/cgi-bin/file.cgi
http://twitter.com/TimVanDijck Tim Van Dijck

Simple but quick fix! Thanx!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Eric-Jumbo/100003352122962 Eric Jumbo

Thanks!
s_sh

thanks for your good explanation
siva

i have been trying to solve this problem for the last past 10 hours.finally i found out a guru. Thank you so much for this , i truly am grateful !
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Thanks for your kind words, but I’m not a guru. :-)
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Showrav

Thanks
http://twitter.com/s7anley Ján Koščo

Thanks for great tip.
http://www.facebook.com/arpitvaish Arpit Vaish

I tried this.. though the error is gone .. but I as still not able to run my local host
- er1c
  
  I think your post should be more vague. I’m sure you will get since you were soo specific.
http://ruetcse10.com/ MD Minhazul Haque

that was fantastic! WOW! thank you!!!
http://www.facebook.com/carmine.rendina.5 Carmine Rendina

Thanks man! Great!
http://www.facebook.com/rusty.weaver.5 Rusty Weaver

Thank you. Even though I’m not using Ubuntu, this helped.
TwoPhasedSomeBits

Thanks dude! This “error” bugged the crap out of me! Noob linux users like me, are very privileged to have guys like you to help us become better! _O_
Oliv

Thankkkkkkkkks
Bouti Adel

thank you a lot!
SamoJst

one more step (at least in my case) – remove 127.0.1.1 [myCompName] from /etc/hosts
- n0tquitegnu2this
  
  that step is optional and irrelivent. It neither causes the problem, nor cures it. I keep mine, because my host is CQ62 and shorter then http://localhost/ :D
Stefan K. Nikolov

it is not working for me… The error still remains :(
quest

not working on ubuntu :)
urma94

Thank you a lot, you’ve just saved me……
Guest

Thanks for your help.
Sanan Guliev

This way do not work
http://www.facebook.com/jan.benson.942 Jan Benson

Was getting really frustrated thanks you save me a whole lot of digging
bradley

thanks!
Matt

THANK YOU!
jilguero

It works
IWasHere

Thanks!
Maduka

Thank you bro, it solve the problem :)
hmd

hi! thank you
Naresh

i have an error in which i have two different type of protocols 1) Secure 2) Unsecure
in unsecure(https) all the files(php,html etc,,,) working. where as in secure(https) html files are working while php files are not working
please help me
i have apache server with centos 6.2 os
Thank You…..
DKWings

Fixed my problem thx!!!!
Adam Waite

Thanks for this.
Brian Peterson

Thank you so much, good sir!
dudisoft

To solve this problem You need set ServerName.

vim /etc/apache2/conf.d/name

For example set add ServerName localhost or any other name:

ServerName localhost

Restart Apache 2

service apache restart
- SivaKarthik
  
  Thanks dude.. its helped to relsolve the issue.
- solved
  
  or (for the solution above) add a “Include httpd.conf” at the end of apache2.conf
JACK_G

Didn’t work for me, I got the same error. I am not sure why, because it seems like it helped everyone else
Oliver

OH MAN your an apache GOD thank you

no, a good would be known this: sudo gedit /etc/apache2/ht… ( this can destroy perrmissions!

dont start any grafical Programs with sudo! only use gksudo or kdesudo gedit.
jezu

Thank you!!
edson

thanks so much for the solution
Sonia

:) Nice one – really helped thank you
Sanjay

Thanks ,It worked !!!!!
Sisira Somaratne

Thanks It help me lot
siva

ya Good
Tom Vynckier

Thank you very much!!
Cbreezy

kudos here…thx man you’re a saint, figured I was right in the shit on this one :-)
pg

when i write localhost in the address bar of the browser it shows the error

Forbidden

You don’t have permission to access /
on this server.

Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80

can anyone fix this?
- http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam
  
  Did you try with ‘sudo” ?
Aslam’s Dad

Aslam Broda, if you don’t know what apache is then stop lying. You can see the comments, your answers wrong. Did you pass in school by cheating and maybe you cheated wrong.
Post that is authentic liar. Your piece of shit broda
This is correct answer:-

# sh -c ‘echo “ServerName localhost” >> /etc/apache2/conf.d/name’
OR
# vim /etc/apache2/conf.d/name
ServerName localhost
Now restart.

hey go back to school craftmans
ahlamest

salam

bonjour a vous tt s’il vous plait j’ai un probléme au niveau du ocs inventory .

je suis stagaire et je suis occupe de gerer l’inventaire

j’ai installer le glpi et sa fonctionne mais quand j’ai installer ocs inventory server et quand je tape ip_serveur/ocsreports in m’affiche le message suivant :

Forbidden

You don’t have permission to access /ocsreports on this server.

Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) Server at “IP_serveur” Port 80

d’ou vient ce message et comment je peux le résoudre !!!!!!!
Saagar Takhi

easiest way is:

step 1 ) sudo vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

step 2) add ServerName localhost

in the very end of the file.

Note: You can use gedit instead of vim, if u have that.

#worked for me :)
http://mohamedaslam.com Aslam

I’m a firm believer in “Less is more!” :)

Cheers.