apache php problem

[joe672]

ive installed ubuntu 20.04. apache is installed, it displays the test html page once setup on the virtual host and also the test php pagr but it wont load any of my sites in var/www/html. some are php and some html. any helps appreciated

[joe672]

the test html page loaded when i added the ip to server name in the virtual host. but when i try that with any of my sites, nothing works , same with the domain names

[yancek]

You should have an index.html page in /var/www/html. Your statement that nothing works isn't very helpful. What exactly does happen when you open your browser and in the address bar you type:

http://loclahost/index.html

[joe672]

at the moment when i use the ip i get same as when i use the domain

This site can’t be reached

Check if there is a typo in www..

• If spelling is correct, try running windows network Diagnostics.

[COLOR=var(--error-code-color)]DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN[/COLOR]

when i setup a test config in sites available/enabled and var/www/html/testsite.html and using the server name as the ip, the test page loads. when i use it for any of my other sites in var/www/html/sitename/ nothing loads . my sites used to be in home/site/public_html before but i read 20.04 must use var/www/html/site/public_html

[joe672]

a wild guess: if ive setup custom name servers for my domain with my old host to point to new, do i need to edit resolv.conf ?

[joe672]

root@localhost:~# host mysite.com
Host mysite.com not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
root@localhost:~# host myothersite.co.uk
myothersite.co.uk has address 77............

the difference between the two is how the name servers are setup, one has custom name servers setup on old host still pointing to ip, the .co.uk domain was moved to a new host and uses A record with domain and the hosts name servers. It still doesnt display when url is used

[SeijiSensei]

Apache determines which virtual host to use by matching the requested name to the value of the ServerName field in every <VirtualHost></VirtualHost> stanza. If it finds no matches, it uses the default page.

You can use a ServerAlias declaration in the VirtualHost definition specifying other names to which that definition applies.

<VirtualHost>
ServerName     www.example.com
ServerAlias    example.com
[stuff]
</VirtualHost>

[joe672]

here is one of my sites-enabled conf

<VirtualHost 77...:80>    
    ServerAdmin joe@.com
    ServerName www..com
    ServerAlias www..com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/.com/public_html
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>


thanks

[joe672]

Time for a virtual fire for this setup lol

cant get a connection between the domains and the server no matter what

[CharlesA]

Have you got DNS updated with the correct IP for the domain name you are trying to hit?

If you are trying to connect to www.example.com and there is no DNS entry for it, the traffic will go nowhere - so it won't hit Apache at all.

You can verify this by either ping or using dig.

ping www.example.com

dig www.example.com