check your httpd.conf file. I recall having to set the hostname in that conf file. Eric On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 2:21 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Hi, I'm configuring a VPS at DigitalOcean and after installing Apache - > yum install httpd, I try to start Apache with "service httpd start" I get > the following error: > > Starting httpd: httpd: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for host.domain.tld > httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain > name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName > > If I issue "service httpd status" it returns "httpd (pid 1764) is > running..." > > I've searched the net and some suggest adding my FQDN to the hosts file. > Is this the correct answer and if so do I just add a line like : > host.domain.tld 255.255.255.255 where 255.255.255.255 is the IP of the VPS? > > Thank you so much for all your help!! > > Keith > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >