Godaddy and Apache help?

Question

Ok just like an hour ago i bought a domain from godaddy. I have a server running apache. Well as of now apache is not working with my domain i bought. I entered the information and yet still not working. I signed up for Dns to. Please help. If you can list steps on how to get it running or started. And i have all my pages i created made already

Answer 1

Do you have a public static IP or dynamic IP? Does DNS point the name you are trying to use at your public IP?



What OS are you running apache on? Can you access it by local IP from another PC on same LAN? I think by default it often only listens on localhost (127.0.0.1), does it work using that IP from same PC?



You may have trouble testing it from the same LAN using its public name, because many routers do not do loopback (LAN2LAN via WAN IP). If you have a dial up account, you might try testing it on dial up from a PC not on your LAN.



Note that many cable companies block incoming port 80, so if you are on cable, you might need to configure apache for a different port and forward that port (instead of port 80 or www) to your apache server on your router, and include the port in the URL like http://my.domain:8080/

Answer 2

You have to make sure your Godaddy account points to the right ip address of you server. If your server is directly connected, you can type "ipconfig" in the command prompt to get it. If it is connected through a router, you have to use the router settings to find the ip address. Be aware that some service providers prohibit servers and will block access to them.

Answer 3

It may take a couple of hours for the DNS to propagate. Give it a bit more time, then try to ping by your domain name. Eventually, it should try to ping the IP address you entered in Godaddy...