I am beginner in debian system. I have run into problem - on my VirtualBox Debian system I have installed mysql and apache2 (two simple commands, what could go wrong), but after installing apache, the default web page on 192.168.0.100 leads to not found status. I have no permissions to access error.log file. Could somebody advise what is the problem? Thanks in advance for your help.
1 Answer
Are you trying to access it from inside the same machine or from a different machine?
If you're getting that error when you try to access the page from the same system, you should make sure Apache is running:
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
If you're getting that error when you try to access the page from a different machine, either another VM or the host system or another system entirely, you should make sure it isn't being blocked by the firewall:
/etc/init.d/iptables stop
If you can access the web page from a different machine with the firewall stopped, you'll need to add a rule to allow http traffic through, usually on port 80.
UPDATED AFTER CHAT:
Issue ended up being the wrong IP was being used to reach the VM and the Apache2 instance. User determined this himself during investigation.
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I have Debian in Oracle VirtualBox and I want to access it from my browser in my own system (same PC). I have tried restarting, even reinstalling apache, but the default web page on that address does not show.– Tom11Oct 10, 2013 at 18:24
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Did you check the firewall? What is the status of apache2? /etc/init.d/apach2 status. Also, FYI, so far as the VM knows, your computer is a different system than it. Can you ping the VM from your PC? The issue could be you don't have the network setup properly for Virtualbox. Oct 10, 2013 at 18:47
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Status: Apache2 is running. After turning off Windows Firewall the web page has not load. How could I find out if I have network setup properly?– Tom11Oct 10, 2013 at 18:49
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Did you turn off the firewall on the VM? NOT the PC. The VM has its own firewall that needs to be managed. Oct 10, 2013 at 18:51
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Also, in the VM settings, what is the network adapter attached to? It should be set to Bridged Adapter. (Virtual Box, Right click on VM select Settings, Network, Attached to:) Oct 10, 2013 at 18:53