Question
wordpress website not working
- Posted on April 19, 2023
- DigitalOcean DropletsDNSFirewallWordPress
Asked by jay
hi basically i’v setup my wordpress droplet correctly now i brought cvrsocial.uk from cloudflare, but when i put that domain in my browser i’m getting host error now matt told me to check my logs so i have and im getting this
root@wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01:~# systemctl start apache2
Failed to start apache2.service: Unit apache2.service is masked.
root@wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01:~# journalctl -u apache2.service -xe
Apr 19 21:13:24 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit apache2.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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░░ A start job for unit apache2.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 5046.
Apr 19 21:13:24 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 apachectl[17845]: AH00558: apache2: Could not relia>
Apr 19 21:13:24 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 systemd[1]: Started The Apache HTTP Server.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit apache2.service has finished successfully
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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░░ A start job for unit apache2.service has finished successfully.
░░
░░ The job identifier is 5046.
Apr 19 21:14:32 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 systemd[1]: Stopping The Apache HTTP Server...
░░ Subject: A stop job for unit apache2.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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░░ A stop job for unit apache2.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 5758.
Apr 19 21:14:32 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 apachectl[18589]: AH00558: apache2: Could not relia>
Apr 19 21:14:32 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 systemd[1]: apache2.service: Deactivated successful>
░░ Subject: Unit succeeded
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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░░ The unit apache2.service has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Apr 19 21:14:32 wordpress611onubuntu2204-s-1vcpu-1gb-nyc1-01 systemd[1]: Stopped The Apache HTTP Server.
░░ Subject: A stop job for unit apache2.service has finished
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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░░ A stop job for unit apache2.service has finished.
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░░ The job identifier is 5758 and the job result is done.
I’v also spoken to cloudflare on discord there saying there DNS is correctly configured matts been through somethings with me yes the Droplets firewall is configured
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Hi there,
Usually once you make a DNS change it can take up to 24 hours before you can see the new records.
I’ve just tested your website and it seems like that it is loading correct, however it is redirecting to your server IP address.
This is most likely caused by your WordPress site and home URLs. You can change your WordPress site and home URLs by editing your
wp-config.phpfile and adding the following lines:Also make sure to update any redirects that you have in your Apache virtual host that might be causing that redirect.
Let me know how it goes!
Best,
Bobby