I installed apache with apt-get install apache2
then tried wget localhost
and got:
--2012-09-21 23:12:29-- http://localhost/
Resolving localhost... 127.0.0.1
Connecting to localhost|127.0.0.1|:80... failed: Connection refused
Then I tried /etc/init.d/apache2 status
and sure enough, apache2 wasn't running but it still wouldn't start the service if I do /etc/init.d/apache2 start
.
Any help is appreciated!
Best Answer
You need to configure Apache.
1) Edit the default vhost to point at your docroot
2) Edit the Listen lines to bind to the appropriate interface.
3) If you're binding to port 80, it needs to be started as root.
Check
/var/log/apache2/error_log
for the relevant error.