No Document Root!

[ababurko]

I am having major difficulties with apache 2.0.4 on redhat9.

I cannot seem to add virtual hosts to my server as well as when I make a change to the doc root of the main server, nothing happens. Right now, there is a place holder page but I cannot find it. I go to the doc root of the server and there is nothing there. I reinstalled apache from a port and when I change the the doc root and restart the server, the same place holder is there! This is really weird. I just need to set up one server right now and I do not have a doc root!

I am not sure what I can do here. PLease help.

 

[Wishdiak]

ababurko,

First, you should read the instructions at

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/install.html

and

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/configuring.html.

Your "placeholder page" should be in the directory specified by the DocumentRoot directive in your httpd.conf, or /usr/local/apache/htdocs if DocumentRoot is not specified.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#documentroot

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[cp2000]

Also....
1) check the permissions on the directory and files in your docroot. That has come around and bite me a time or two.

2) look at your error log