Apache errors

[MickDuffin]

Hi when I try to start apache i get the following error:

Starting httpd: Cannot resolve host name http --- exiting!

could anyone tell me how to fix this error and also what has caused it, as you can probably tell I'm new to linux so any help you can give would be appreciated.

also is typing httpd the correct way of starting the apache server?

thanks.

 

[MickDuffin]

I've also tried to connect to the webserver from the localhost but it says connection refused......don't know if this helps........................

 

[rmadiedo]

You may need to edit the servername directive on /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and restart with
/etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K15httpd restart
Hope it help

 

[RhythmAce]

depending on your distro, you might need to use "apachectl restart" to restart httpd.