svn commit: r1725106 - /httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml

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Author: covener
Date: Sun Jan 17 17:58:11 2016
New Revision: 1725106

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1725106&view=rev
Log:
clarify a butchered sentence about missing ServerName, which
is a regular early step in "my directive didn't do anything".

This describes ap_get_local_host()

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml?rev=1725106&r1=1725105&r2=1725106&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/core.xml Sun Jan 17 17:58:11 2016
@@ -4107,9 +4107,10 @@ ServerName www.example.com
     each appearance overrides the previous appearance (within that
     server).</p>
 
-    <p>If no <directive>ServerName</directive> is specified, then the
-    server attempts to deduce the client visible hostname by performing a
-    reverse lookup on an IP address of the systems hostname.</p>
+    <p>If no <directive>ServerName</directive> is specified, the
+    server attempts to deduce the client visible hostname by first asking 
+    the operating system for the system hostname, and if that fails, 
+    performing a reverse lookup on an IP address present on the system.</p>
 
     <p>If no port is specified in the
     <directive>ServerName</directive>, then the server will use the