Hello, everyone:
Since my work still requires to use Windows, I am trying to use Fedora to edit my website so I get some more exposure to it on the desktop rather than just as a remote server. The purpose here is to set up a self-contained environment where Apache, MySQL, etc. are all running locally such that I can edit the site and actively test it without having to be on the network.
Although I can configure httpd.conf by hand, I am deliberately sticking with the redhat-config-httpd tool so that I can test it and provide feedback. Having said that, this is the procedure I have followed with no joy so far; I would appreciate any comments or suggestions as to what I may have done wrong:
1. Set up Apache to listen only on 127.0.0.1 port 80. (Possible bug: display shows "127.0.0.180" instead of "127.0.0.1:80", but httpd.conf is correctly written).
2. Set up a line saying "127.0.0.1 simpaticus.localdomain simpaticus" in /etc/hosts.
3. Verified that /etc/host.conf says "order hosts, dns" and verified that there is no DNS server running on this machine.
4. Set up a name virtual host in redhat-config-httpd pointing to /home/rpaiz/www.simpaticus.com. I can provide details, but honestly don't see where something could possibly be misconfigured. The named vhost is "simpaticus".
Based on my past experience with Apache, this really ought to be a no-brainer, but then again perhaps the brain is off. Entering "simpaticus" or "simpaticus.localdomain" in the browser URL window always leads to a "Forbidden: You do not have permission to see / on this machine" error. All file permissions are set to 644 and directories are set to 755, with owner rpaiz.rpaiz.
Ideas? Comments? Suggestions? Dohs?
-- Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
