Re: apache2 won't start

On Sep 3, 2006, at 17:21, Nat wrote:

> Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> On Sep 3, 2006, at 16:11, Nat wrote:
>>
>>> After following the directions in several places, (including  
>>> here: http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/ ) using, variously  
>>> (after throwing away  /opt after each attempt, and reinstalling  
>>> darwinports cleanly each time)
>>>
>>> sudo port install apache2 ;  sudo port install apache2 +mysql4  
>>> +php5 ; sudo port install apache2 +mysql5 +php5
>>>
>>> apache seems to install each time fine with dependencies, but  
>>> when I try to start it:
>>>
>>> boswell:~ admin$ sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k start
>>>
>>> I get the following error message:
>>>
>>> httpd: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for boswell
>>
>> A Google search for "apr_sockaddr_info_get failed" found me this:
>>
>> http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-37270.html
>>
>> Does any of that help?
>
> Should have mentioned that I found it too --  My hosts file looks  
> right to me:
>
> ##
> # Host Database
> #
> # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
> # when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
> ##
> 127.0.0.1    localhost
> 255.255.255.255    broadcasthost
> ::1             localhost
>
>
> Should there be something more added?

I don't have anything much more exciting in my /etc/hosts file  
either. But do you have the ServerName directive set to something  
useful? Presumably something like "ServerName localhost" or  
"ServerName 127.0.0.1" should work.