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Post July 1st, 2010, 8:23 am

Hello.

I am trying to get Apache 2.2 running, and for some reason unbeknownst (no this word is not obsolete!) to me it is not working.
I followed the posts located here:

mswindows-forum/apache-error-cound-not-bind-address-t31963.html

and edited my httpd.conf file such that it reads:

Listen: <ip address>:80
ServerName: <ip address>:80

The Apache2.2 service is running, according to the Apache Service Monitor. However, when I type in the URL http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1, I just get a big blank page instead of the Apache default welcome page. I've tried all combinations of {ip address, localhost} as values for Listen and ServerName, and it still gives me nothing. I have an AVG firewall installed and is currently allowing httpd.exe and ApacheMonitor.exe through.

I don't know if I missed something really obvious, as I'm new to the whole webserver thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post July 1st, 2010, 8:23 am

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Post July 1st, 2010, 8:47 am

Did you follow this as well

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.1/platform/windows.html

Your httpd.conf file should read:
Code: [ Select ]
Listen: localhost:80
ServerName: localhost:80
  1. Listen: localhost:80
  2. ServerName: localhost:80
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Post July 1st, 2010, 9:25 am

I followed the installation instructions on the site, yes. I am unsure as to what to do about this statement, however:

Warning: The server configuration file is reread when a new child process is started. If you have modified httpd.conf, the new child may not start or you may receive unexpected results.

I uninstalled Apache, deleted the files, and reinstalled it:

Network Domain: blahblah.blah
Server Name: MyPCName-PC.blahblah.blah
Email Address: myemail@blahblah.blah
Installation Type: Typical
Path Name: (Default)

As it installed the Apache2.2 service, I got the error "Could not bind to addresss 0.0.0.:80," which as I understand results from a
Listen: 80 statement
that is the default value in httpd.conf.

I ended the service, edited the Listen to be localhost:80, restarted the service, and that's how I got Apache2.2 running in the first place. It results in a blank page.

I stopped the service, edited the Servername to be localhost:80 in addition to the above. I started the service. It results in a blank page.

Looking through the guide, I don't see anything regarding this situation, though I may have missed it.
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Post July 1st, 2010, 11:27 am

When you say blank page, is it literally just a white page that was served? Meaning it wasn't a 404 error, or 501 error, 403 error, etc? If that is the case it sounds like something is working, just not pointing to any files to be served maybe. Did you check the DocumentRoot path to make sure something actually exists there?

If it is timing out though than that is a different story and would sound like Apache is not listening on the port yet.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 7:29 am

It is a white page, yes, not a 404 error, which is why I'm confused.
The DocumentRoot is the following:

C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs

This does indeed contain the index.html file:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/Apache%20Software%20Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/index.html

In it's simple HTML source code:
<html><body><h1>It works!</h1></body></html>

Except, of course, that it doesn't. >_<
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 10:29 am

Have you checked your apache logs?
#define NULL (::rand() % 2)
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 11:12 am

[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.15 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Server built: Mar 4 2010 11:27:46
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3912
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Child 3912: Child process is running
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Child 3912: Acquired the start mutex.
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Child 3912: Starting 64 worker threads.
[Thu Jul 01 12:21:57 2010] [notice] Child 3912: Starting thread to listen on port 80.
[Thu Jul 01 12:32:15 2010] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico

I did, but I had missed that error before.

Access Log:
127.0.0.1 - - [01/Jul/2010:12:32:15 -0400] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 404 209

I'm afraid I have no idea what favicon.ico is, nor why its tying to find it.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 11:29 am

All a favicon is, is the little graphic that appears in your web browser address bar, it isn't a big deal that it can't find it.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 11:32 am

Ah, well, so much for that solving the problem. Nice to know though.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 12:05 pm

Is there anything other than the request for favicon.ico in your access log ?
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 12:18 pm

No, that's the entire log. Or at least it was.

Tried it again, and "It Works!"

I have absolutely no idea why, as I haven't done anything since, but it's working just fine now.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm glad I learned some new things, and I'm sure I'll see you all around.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 12:29 pm

You might of forgot to restart/reload the config file after you changed something.
#define NULL (::rand() % 2)
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 12:36 pm

I'm dumbfounded by the request for favicon.ico being the only thing in the access log. That's one of the oddest things I've heard of in awhile.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 12:38 pm

If apache is configured a certain way it wont display directory listings, so if the default file isnt set correctly I would think it would just display a blank page, no errors and only the favicon would be requested.

I might have to test this out tonight.
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Post July 2nd, 2010, 1:06 pm

It could also be that the blank page was stored in the cache of the browser so that when CithosSypht went back there all it did was load the favicon.ico. If they would have cleared the cache that might have been all that was needed to fix the problem at that point. That to me makes sense to why it all of a sudden randomly started working. The fact is was it was working except the browser was pulling it from the cache that was outdated in the browser.
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