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I tried to install the Apache 2.4 web server on my local machine and I got the error below.

** Errors reported here must be corrected before the service can be started. AH00558: httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using fe80::7908:85c9:d022:6dbc. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message**

I ran the command httpd.exe -k install to install the Apache and httpd.exe -k start to start the server and see if I could bypass error.

Dolapo Johnson
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    AFAIK that's a warning, not an error. I'm assuming your server is running. Did you try following the instruction from that warning: _"Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message"_? that might actually do what it says and get rid of the message. – Olaf Kock Jan 12 '23 at 08:40
  • Yes, it's actually a warning.Thank you, that was helpful. I fixed it already – Dolapo Johnson Jan 12 '23 at 13:26

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You need to set a Server Name in the httpd.conf :

  1. List item C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf or /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf with notepad or any other text editor.

  2. Search for this line in config file #ServerName www.example.com:80

  3. Uncomment this line by removing # from the first of line and edit to ServerName 127.0.0.1

  4. Save the file, exit and try restarting the server

Source : Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name

Daxelarne
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So, I came across a doc online that fixed the error.

All that was needed to find the line with #ServerName www.example.com:80 in C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf, uncomment it, and maybe replace the URL with 127.0.0.1 or as it suits.

Link to the document: https://monovm.com/blog/apache-could-not-determine-the-server-qualified-domain-name/

Dolapo Johnson
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