I have Apache2 actively running, apache2.service is enabled, curl -4 icanhazip.com returns IP doesn't show apache2 default page, why?

Heya,

You can make sure that the DocumentRoot in the configuration file is pointing to the correct directory (usually /var/www/html) and that the default index.html file is present in that directory.

You can restart the Apache2 service by running:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

If you still encounter issues, check the Apache error log at /var/log/apache2/error.log for any errors.

Hope that this helps!

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.

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