Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 10:30:41 -0800 From: "John Purser" <johnmpurser@home.com> To: "'Kent Stewart'" <kstewart@3-cities.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Apache error message: httpd: could not open document config file Message-ID: <000501bf8087$969746e0$40390918@vncvr1.wa.home.com> In-Reply-To: <38B819D3.122134D6@3-cities.com>
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What config script? Thanks, John Purser -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kent Stewart Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 10:22 AM To: johnmpurser@home.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache error message: httpd: could not open document config file I just got through installing Apache 1.3 but I used the package. When it finishes, it tells you to run the config script, which I did. The only thing that didn't work was cgi-bin in user space. You can change root addresses but that is similar to telling the system to not usr /bin but to use /tmp/bin. I would do it after an install and not at the install. I chose to use "public-html with the "~" option. Kent John Purser wrote: > > Hello troops! > > As you recall, last week's battle to get my FreeBSD box hooked up to the > internet was a success! Many thanks to all those who helped! :-) > > This weekend yer ever luvin' pal Sgt. "Rock" Newbie is going mano a mano > with Apache. Current Status: getting tail kicked. Here's what I've got so > far. > > I'm running FreeBSD 3.4 from a CD install. Apache 1.3 was selected at > install and it does seem to be installed. I've found the executables and > the config files. For intel on the enemy I'm using "Apache The Definitive > Guide" provided by our crack G3 officer Col. O'Reilly. > > I tried creating a directory /usr/www/sites/toddle with three subdirectories > ./conf, ./htdoc, ./logs. I copied the file httpd.conf to ./conf and edited > it for user name and group name. Per the instructions in the book I cd'd to > /usr/www/sites/toddle and as root I tried to start apache with the > invocation: httpd -d /usr/www/sites/toddle. I get an error message back > that says: > > fopen: No such file or directory > httpd: could not open document config file > /usr/www/sites/toddle/etc/apache/httpd.conf > > I could create this directory and move the config files to it but I'd rather > understand why the book instructions don't work first. I tried renaming the > *.conf files in /usr/local/etc/apache but that didn't seem to have any > effect. I'd really like to get my configuration to the point where I can > follow the book's instructions. Any help appreciated. > > John Purser > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ SETI(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ HOME http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ Hunting Archibald Stewart, b 1802 in Ballymena, Antrim Co., NIR http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/genealogy/archibald_stewart.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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