Apache server on Fedora

Question

So I followed this guide to a T when setting up apache on my Fedora machine: http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Configuring_a_Fedora_Linux_Based_Web_Server#Requirements_for_Configuring_a_Web_Server

I was unable to get a static IP so I used the dnsExit route and got that configured fine. I entered

/sbin/service httpd status

and it said that apache was running. I setup the config file as specified within that article. I reset the apache server to ensure the settings saved... I am not able to access my site externally OR internally. It's clear that there is an issue, however I am fairly new to this... so I honestly do not know where to even begin troubleshooting for this sort of thing. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I cannot find much documentation for people who can't access the site internally or externally.

Answer 1

The page you give is old ? because at this time, on Fedora, we are using "systemctl" to enable and start services.

This is a better way:

sudo yum install httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd

Check with

sudo systemctl status httpd

Then, you can configure your settings and use

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Then check if http port is open, at first try to shutdown firewall with

sudo systemctl firewalld stop

If it's ok, relaunch firewall (systemctl firewalld start) and use "firewall-config" tool to open http port in external and internal zones