Wordpress (possible apache

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So i have hit a new issue, i deleted all my virtual servers ( on purpose) in order to start fresh. I have never had issues before installing wordpress from the script but here is my problem:

The script runs fine and i get a url to complete the WP install, but when i click the url to do the usual, i am receiving

I am receiving error 404 not found.

The requested URL was not found on this server.

Apache/2.4.25 (Debian) Server at xyzxyz.net Port 80

scanned around on google changed the apache2 file as most things seem to suggest, but still nothing?? Any help thank you in advance!

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@Adam21 - I’ve installed WP a few times on Virtualmin servers and tbh, I’ve never used the included installers.

I’ve always done an install as detailed at Wordpress.

Have you tried a manual install of WP?

HIH

Dibs

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i shall give it a whirl, but hopefully someone at virtualmin can maybe see if it is a bug as ive done a few websites this way before and never had any issues, but thanks for your reply Dibs :smiley:

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Good day so i tried it that way as per instructions and now when i navigate i get the apache default page ?? very strange goings on i might say.

Futher more i just tried to add phpmyadmin and i cant access that page correctly either getting the initial error - i have read lots and maybe its a user issue i do not allow root user logins - i set up the server with user with correct sudo creds, this problem has only arisen now though the set up was fine before i deleted the virtual servers.

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What happens when you have an “empty” Virtual Server - i.e. no content in the public_html folder and just place a “hello world” type simple index.html file in there?

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if you login using ssh to the server and navigate to the domains folder, who owns the folder and what are the folder and files permissions?

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Same issues simple index html and i get 404 not found.
xyzxyz.net/index.php bring the default apache page

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i use the gui from webmin/virtualmin to log in, sorry was that a question or a do it type thing LOL.

So i checked and it seems like the folder set up does not have the same permissions as root user??

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what do the following commands (from CLI) give you

sudo apache2ctl -t

sudo apache2ctl -S
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  1. Syntax OK
  2. VirtualHost configuration:
    ServerRoot: “/etc/apache2”
    Main DocumentRoot: “/var/www/html”
    Main ErrorLog: “/var/log/apache2/error.log”
    Mutex default: dir="/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default
    Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
    Mutex fcgid-pipe: using_defaults
    Mutex authdigest-opaque: using_defaults
    Mutex watchdog-callback: using_defaults
    Mutex proxy-balancer-shm: using_defaults
    Mutex rewrite-map: using_defaults
    Mutex ssl-stapling-refresh: using_defaults
    Mutex authdigest-client: using_defaults
    Mutex fcgid-proctbl: using_defaults
    Mutex ssl-stapling: using_defaults
    Mutex proxy: using_defaults
    Mutex ssl-cache: using_defaults
    PidFile: “/var/run/apache2/apache2.pid”
    Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
    Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
    Define: ENABLE_USR_LIB_CGI_BIN
    User: name=“www-data” id=33
    Group: name=“www-data” id=33
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For sudo apachectl -S, is that the full output?

I’ve just run it on my server and I get one block of text per port 80 per Virtual Server and one block per port 433 (where enabled) per Virtual Server.

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re-ran command in virtualmin’s cli and output is :

VirtualHost configuration:
185.121.25.12:80 platoonarena.net (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/platoonarena.net.conf:1)
ServerRoot: “/etc/apache2”
Main DocumentRoot: “/var/www/html”
Main ErrorLog: “/var/log/apache2/error.log”
Mutex authdigest-client: using_defaults
Mutex fcgid-proctbl: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-stapling: using_defaults
Mutex proxy: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-cache: using_defaults
Mutex default: dir="/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default
Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
Mutex fcgid-pipe: using_defaults
Mutex authdigest-opaque: using_defaults
Mutex watchdog-callback: using_defaults
Mutex proxy-balancer-shm: using_defaults
Mutex rewrite-map: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-stapling-refresh: using_defaults
PidFile: “/var/run/apache2/apache2.pid”
Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
Define: ENABLE_USR_LIB_CGI_BIN
User: name=“www-data” id=33
Group: name=“www-data” id=33

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When I run that command, the top portion of the results is like the following:

$ sudo apachectl -S
VirtualHost configuration:
my.external.ip.address:80       is a NameVirtualHost
         default server hostingDomain.com (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/0-hostingDomain.com.conf:1)
         port 80 namevhost hostingDomain.com (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/0-hostingDomain.com.conf:1)
                 alias www.hostingDomain.com
                 alias mail.hostingDomain.com
                 alias webmail.hostingDomain.com
                 alias admin.hostingDomain.com
         port 80 namevhost Domain1.com (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/Domain1.com.conf:1)
                 alias www.Domain1.com
                 alias mail.Domain1.com
                 alias webmail.Domain1.com
                 alias admin.Domain1.com

and repeats with similar blocks for the other Virtual Servers.

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i get nothing at all like that at all running that command. So im thinking of totally deleting this virtual server and starting again. i take it you use the virtualmin>create new virtual server setup ? All i am then doing is following the usual videos as i watched ages ago on the Vrtualmin youtube channel same with the wordpress install all though i dont seem to be doing anything at all different.

Im so stumped :thinking:

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Not perfect - but getting somewhere. Before you delete the Virtual Server - can you post up the contents of it’s Virtual Hosts file\block?

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give me one sec i think i may have resolved: nope

so what i did was install my main domain as it was before ALL-PC i can get to the WP install page as i want, yet the 2nd domain/virtual server i can not.

OUTPUT:
VirtualHost configuration:
185.121.25.12:443 all-pc.net (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/all-pc.net.conf:61)
185.121.25.12:80 is a NameVirtualHost
default server all-pc.net (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/all-pc.net.conf:1)
port 80 namevhost all-pc.net (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/all-pc.net.conf:1)
alias www.all-pc.net
alias mail.all-pc.net
alias webmail.all-pc.net
alias admin.all-pc.net
port 80 namevhost platoonarena.net (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/platoonarena.net.conf:1)
alias www.platoonarena.net
alias mail.platoonarena.net
alias webmail.platoonarena.net
alias admin.platoonarena.net
ServerRoot: “/etc/apache2”
Main DocumentRoot: “/var/www/html”
Main ErrorLog: “/var/log/apache2/error.log”
Mutex fcgid-proctbl: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-stapling: using_defaults
Mutex proxy: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-cache: using_defaults
Mutex default: dir="/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default
Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
Mutex fcgid-pipe: using_defaults
Mutex authdigest-opaque: using_defaults
Mutex watchdog-callback: using_defaults
Mutex proxy-balancer-shm: using_defaults
Mutex rewrite-map: using_defaults
Mutex ssl-stapling-refresh: using_defaults
Mutex authdigest-client: using_defaults
PidFile: “/var/run/apache2/apache2.pid”
Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
Define: ENABLE_USR_LIB_CGI_BIN
User: name=“www-data” id=33
Group: name=“www-data” id=33

thank you for all your help community peeps!!

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What does your 2nd Virtual Server\Domain show when you try to go to it?

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did exactly the same ran the script to install WP. getting apache default page.

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I’d suggest removing both Virtual Servers - create them again with only just HTTP enabled, place a “Hello World” test index.html file in the public_html folder of each (say “Hello World - Domain1” & “Hello World - Domain 2” files) and see if you can see them.

Get those working - then look to move forward.

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thank you - i will be back soon :smiley: