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[Httpd Wiki] Update of "Errors/CouldNotDetermineServerName" by slive

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  = Could not determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName =
  This is a warning that occurs when starting up apache. This can be seen in the error log and in the shell terminal output if using the command line to start/restart apache (apachectl start, apachectl restart).  
  
+ This warning indicates that apache was unable to determine its own name. The server needs to know its own name under certain circumstances in order to generate self-referential redirects. When {{{UseCanonicalName}}} is {{{off}}}, however, the server will use the name supplied by the client, so this warning can be safely ignored.
  
- If you see this, make sure you have '''!ServerName''' defined in your httpd.conf or depending on your distro or OS, your main apache config file or virtual host configuration file.
+ To eliminate the warning, make sure you have '''!ServerName''' defined in your main apache configuration file (typically httpd.conf).
  
  Examples: