Troubleshooting Apache

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Wed Jun 9 15:03:54 MST 2021


For keithsmithinternetmarketing.com I had hosts (glue records) set to my 
VPS until this morning when I parked the domain at GoDaddy.

The two domains I am working with on my SOHO home server are 1) 
keiththewebguy.com  and 2) phpcodetest.com.

I setup keiththewebguy.com first and configured BIND9 for it on the same 
server.

To try to troubleshoot I configures phpcodetest.com on the same box, 
however it uses Zoneedit for DNS.  phpcodetest.com works as expected.

keiththewebguy.com does not work.

I've tried everything I can think of.  I've tested the config files, run 
dig, and verified port 53 is open.

I took the zone file for phpcodetest.com from my VPS that runs Plesk and 
previously hosted keiththewebguy.com.  I forgot to change the IP 
addresses in the zone to my SOHO box and the website on my VPS was 
accessible.  When I changed the IP addresses in the zone file to my SOHO 
box the website quit working.

I assumed this meant I had an Apache issue and that is when I added 
phpcodetest.com to test Apache.  I've checked apache several times...  
And I am about to verify one more time.

Thank you for your help!!







On 2021-06-09 14:21, Michael Butash wrote:
> Some validation steps from my house here:
> 
> ## check who owns it, this is same as whois effectively
> 
> $ host -t NS keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1]
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] name server ns59.domaincontrol.com
> [2].
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] name server ns60.domaincontrol.com
> [3].
> 
> ## confirm sanity that it thinks it owns it too, this is godaddy dns
> 
> $ host -t NS keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1]
> NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM [4]
> Using domain server:
> Name: NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM [4]
> Address: 97.74.100.31#53
> Aliases:
> 
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] name server ns59.domaincontrol.com
> [2].
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] name server ns60.domaincontrol.com
> [3].
> 
> ## what does the current soa look like hosted on godaddy
> 
> $ host -t SOA keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1]
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] has SOA record
> ns59.domaincontrol.com [2]. dns.jomax.net [5]. 2021060900 28800 7200
> 604800 600
> 
> ## does flash a-record exist?  newp.
> 
> $ host -t A flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [6]
> Host flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [6] not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> 
> ## It does have a base record though for the domain
> 
> $ host -t A keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
> [4]
> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] has address 34.98.99.30
> 
> ## is there a www record?
> 
> host -t A www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [7]
> Host www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [7] not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> 
> I get nothing from pulling up the base domain, just a blank page.
> What urls are you set to currently for your vhosts?
> 
> -mb
> 
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> 
>> I have two domains being hosted on this box.  The first is working
>> with
>> my BIND setup and does not work.  The second I added as a check that
>> is
>> using a 3rd party DNS and it works fine.  I assume that points to my
>> 
>> DNS....
>> 
>> Interestingly if I change the IP addresses on my Zone to the same
>> domain
>> that is hosted on my VPS it works.  That I thought indicated it was
>> an
>> apache issue.
>> 
>> Interesting problem.
>> 
>> Still hoping for resolution....
>> 
>> On 2021-06-09 10:54, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>> Yeah. There is a default configuration for apache. That needs to
>> be
>>> shut off or removed if it has not been already.
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 9:05 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I am trying to configure just one domain.  I assume you are
>> talking
>>>> about the Apache2 vhost configuration file?  I have the default
>> and
>>>> the
>>>> one for my domain.  Can you expand on what your thoughts are in
>>>> reference to "default"?  Thanks!!
>>>> 
>>>> On 2021-06-09 07:42, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>>>> do you have a possible conflict like "default" used in more than
>>>> one
>>>>> active config file?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 7:38 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>>>> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've configured Apache more than a few times with little
>> trouble.
>>>>>> For
>>>>>> some reason I cannot see the current site I have configured.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am running Ubuntu 20.04lts and Apache2.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Apache is running.  I can see the default page when entering
>> the
>>>>>> private
>>>>>> or the public IP to the box in my browser.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I assume that proves that port 80 is open to the world.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I configured the vhost directive file and enabled it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I checked the configuration with "apache2ctl -t" which returns
>>>>>> "Syntax
>>>>>> OK".
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I try to access the website via my domain, it times out
>> and
>>>> the
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> browser says the website is not reachable.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've looked in the Apache error logs and there is nothing that
>>>>>> indicates
>>>>>> a problem.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Is there another log or logs I should be looking at?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Any help much appreciated!!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Keith
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>>>>> --
>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent
>> you
>>>> from
>>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
>>>> button.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Stephen
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> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
> [2] http://ns59.domaincontrol.com
> [3] http://ns60.domaincontrol.com
> [4] http://NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
> [5] http://dns.jomax.net
> [6] http://flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
> [7] http://www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com


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