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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by "Poythress, Lynn" <ap...@skymail.csus.edu> on 2004/06/14 22:50:11 UTC

[users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another

Hello,

We are currently running Apache 1.3.19 on an HP-UX 11.00 machine. I'm
new at creating web servers, so please bear with me! 
I have moved it to a new server - renaming the ServerName variable (from
my.oldhost.name.edu to my.host.name.edu) in the httpd.conf file. 
I've also added port 5556 to the new /etc/services file as the apache
port.   I can successfully start and stop apache - without any errors.
However, when I try to access the server via the browser I run into
problems.  

If I use IE I get an error that says 'Cannot find server or DNS error'.

If I use Netscape I just get an error pop-up box that says the
connection was refused.

I'm just typing in the hostname on the browser - ie.
http://my.host.name.edu.  If I type http://my.host.name.edu:5556 I get
the same errors.

Do I need to re-run the configure, make and make install steps?  The
doc. makes it sound like I can change httpd.conf without re-doing any of
that.

Any ideas as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Lynn Poythress
California State University, Sacramento

Re: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another

Posted by Tim Burden <ti...@burden.ca>.
Moving apache from one host to anotherSo can you ping http://my.host.name.edu ? This sounds like a DNS problem.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Poythress, Lynn 
  To: users@httpd.apache.org 
  Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 4:50 PM
  Subject: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another


  Hello,

  We are currently running Apache 1.3.19 on an HP-UX 11.00 machine. I'm new at creating web servers, so please bear with me! 

  I have moved it to a new server - renaming the ServerName variable (from my.oldhost.name.edu to my.host.name.edu) in the httpd.conf file. 

  I've also added port 5556 to the new /etc/services file as the apache port.   I can successfully start and stop apache - without any errors.

  However, when I try to access the server via the browser I run into problems.  

  If I use IE I get an error that says 'Cannot find server or DNS error'.

  If I use Netscape I just get an error pop-up box that says the connection was refused.

  I'm just typing in the hostname on the browser - ie. http://my.host.name.edu.  If I type http://my.host.name.edu:5556 I get the same errors.

  Do I need to re-run the configure, make and make install steps?  The doc. makes it sound like I can change httpd.conf without re-doing any of that.

  Any ideas as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks,

  Lynn Poythress

  California State University, Sacramento

RE: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another

Posted by Vasiliy Boulytchev <va...@boulytcheva.com>.
Try aliasing the old domain name to the new vhost.  Does the problem go
away?
 

Vasiliy Boulytchev 
Colorado Information Technologies, Inc. 
http://www.coinfotech.com <http://www.coinfotech.com/>  

 

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From: Poythress, Lynn [mailto:apoythre@skymail.csus.edu] 
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 2:50 PM
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another



Hello,

We are currently running Apache 1.3.19 on an HP-UX 11.00 machine. I'm new at
creating web servers, so please bear with me! 

I have moved it to a new server - renaming the ServerName variable (from
my.oldhost.name.edu to my.host.name.edu) in the httpd.conf file. 

I've also added port 5556 to the new /etc/services file as the apache port.
I can successfully start and stop apache - without any errors.

However, when I try to access the server via the browser I run into
problems.  

If I use IE I get an error that says 'Cannot find server or DNS error'.

If I use Netscape I just get an error pop-up box that says the connection
was refused.

I'm just typing in the hostname on the browser - ie.
<http://my.host.name.edu> http://my.host.name.edu.  If I type
<http://my.host.name.edu:5556> http://my.host.name.edu:5556 I get the same
errors.

Do I need to re-run the configure, make and make install steps?  The doc.
makes it sound like I can change httpd.conf without re-doing any of that.

Any ideas as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Lynn Poythress

California State University, Sacramento

RE: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another

Posted by Michael <xe...@xshellr8.com>.
Well it sounds like a DNS issue for sure, at least in part.

What you can try is to use the IP of the box in the browser (i.e.
http://xx.xx.xx.xx/index(.php or .html) etc.) and if that works you'll know
if it's just the DNS issue.  If it doesn't work then it's likely a
combination of several issues.

You can at least start to narrow it down then.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Poythress, Lynn [mailto:apoythre@skymail.csus.edu] 
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 1:50 PM
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: [users@httpd] Moving apache from one host to another

Hello,
We are currently running Apache 1.3.19 on an HP-UX 11.00 machine. I’m new at
creating web servers, so please bear with me! 
I have moved it to a new server – renaming the ServerName variable (from
my.oldhost.name.edu to my.host.name.edu) in the httpd.conf file. 
I’ve also added port 5556 to the new /etc/services file as the apache
port.   I can successfully start and stop apache – without any errors.
However, when I try to access the server via the browser I run into
problems.  
If I use IE I get an error that says ‘Cannot find server or DNS error’.
If I use Netscape I just get an error pop-up box that says the connection
was refused.
I’m just typing in the hostname on the browser – ie.
http://my.host.name.edu.  If I type http://my.host.name.edu:5556 I get the
same errors.
Do I need to re-run the configure, make and make install steps?  The doc.
makes it sound like I can change httpd.conf without re-doing any of that.
Any ideas as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lynn Poythress
California State University, Sacramento
 


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