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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by Stas Bekman <st...@stason.org> on 2002/11/11 17:22:53 UTC

Re: Browse localhost

Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have noticed that since I installed mod_perl (v1.26) I can no longer
> point my browser at http://localhost. Previously I could view locally
> stored htdocs by either using http://localhost/doc_name.html or
> http://servername/doc_name.html. Is this normal or is my install not
> 100%?
> 
> I can `telnet localhost 80` and get a server response with mod_perl
> showing. I get a server error if I point a browser from a different
> machine at the mod_perl server. I installed mod_perl into an existing
> apache server using apxs and everything=1. 

You must have configured <Location /> to be handled by mod_perl. Fix 
that by using some other location for mod_perl handlers/scripts and you 
will get your normal DocRoot back.



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