RH 6.2 server configure to test locally

in text mode, just need a few things to get going

[operafan]

I've just installed RH 6.2 on a P300 with 64MB RAM, the serial mouse is kaput only left with keyboard. So I had to do configurations via linuxconf the keyboard way. I went to the apache tree settings & set servername to localhost & tried 127.0.0.1 too , affected the changes & tried typing 127.0.0.1 in lynx but cant connect.

So how do I set it to test locally? and what text browser other than lynx to test my localhost?

Did some search on the web, but cant find one that teaches how to do it except I read on the RH manuals that I'll have to set up the DNS too?

[MattyMoose]

You shouldn't need to set up DNS to access localhost (unless there's something seriously wrong).

Is apache running and listening? in a terminal, type:

netstat -an¦grep 80

that'll tell you if apache is listening for incoming connections.

That's what I'd check for first, then check if apache is actually running.

ps -aux¦grep http

That'll tell you if the process is actually running or not.

If it's not running, then you may have to look at your /etc/init.d/httpd script or your apache config again. It may be dying, but reporting a successful start.

[operafan]

I think I got it figured out, read the help files whilst going thru all the configuration settings.
Havent finished configuring though, the help files has been most helpful & linux is great.. :)