httpd could not be started

[kalin mintchev]

what does the httpd log say?

> I'm entirely new to FreeBSD, but have a fair amount of Linux
> experience.
>
> I installed FreeBSD 6.0 (Production Release) on an oldish i386
> system.  During the install, I asked to install "ALL".  The
> install went flawlessly.
>
> I need Apache on this system for some software development, so I
> followed these instructions I found at:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html
> :
>
> # pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui
> # cvsup -L 2 -h cvsup.FreeBSD.org
> /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile
> # cd /usr/ports/www/apache13
> # make
> # make install
>
> Everything to this point went smoothly!  I edited
> /usr/local/etc/apache/httpd.conf ONLY to set the ServerName to the
> IP address of the machine. However, when I try to start apache I
> get:
>
> #/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start
> /usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
>
> I can't start apache.  Here's a configtest:
>
> #/usr/local/sbin/apachectl configtest
> Syntax OK
>
>
> Apache also won't start if I bypass the apachectl script and start
> it directly. However it doesn't report any errors either:
>
> # /usr/local/sbin/httpd
> #
>
>
> Everything up above is with a completely fresh install of FreeBSD
> 6.  I didn't mess around with anything on the system.  I followed
> the above steps exactly. (As I side note, I've struggled with this
> for two days, and have installed FreeBSD at least 6 times trying
> differnet things.  I can't get Apache to start. On previous
> installs, I tried using apache22 with the same results.)
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get ANY version of
> Apache running on a new install of FreeBSD 6?
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Narmontas
>
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