Apache2 is successfully installed with the following:
apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor >
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-09 17:11:23 UTC; 7h ago
firewall all set properly
sudo ufw status
Status: active
To Action From
-- ------ ----
22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
80/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
443 ALLOW Anywhere
443/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
22/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
80/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
443 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
443/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
However when I type http://(IP address) just don’t display the default Apache2 landing page, instead it shows Nothing here yet :/ [Read Docs]
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Hi there,
In order for your domain name to point to your Droplet and load the content from there, you have to configure your A record in your DNS zone to point to the Droplet’s IP address.
As far as I can see at the moment, your DNS zone is managed via Cloudflare, so you need to log in to your Cloudflare account and update the A record for your domain name to point to the Droplet’s IP address.
Note that it might take up to 24 hours for the DNS cache to clear over the Globe before you can see the new records.
Let me know how it goes!
Best,
Bobby
Hey @8374a2e23a1b41f68cd667622f7d59,
Do you have a default configuration file created or another websirvice configured?
Check if another web server or application is running:
It’s possible that another web server like Nginx or a different application is running on port 80. To check the processes listening on port 80, run:
- sudo netstat -tuln | grep :80
If you see another process listening on port 80, stop that process and try accessing your Apache server again.
Check your Apache configuration:
Make sure your Apache configuration is set up to serve the default landing page. The configuration file for the default site should be located at /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf. Check the content of this file:
- cat /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Make sure the DocumentRoot directive is pointing to the correct directory containing the default Apache2 landing page. Typically, this should be /var/www/html:
- DocumentRoot /var/www/html
I have checked
sudo netstat -tuln | grep :80
no other process is using port 80
have tried restart apache2
sudo systemctl restart apache2
however, it is still not displaying the default Apache home page.
Then I gave a try to uninstall complete removal of apache2 and reinstall it as fresh.
Surprisingly, it works this time, not able to know the cause, though.
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