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FP2000: Error Message: "Document Root Missing From Config File"

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This article was previously published under Q264924

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Symptoms

When you install Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions to your Apache multihosted Web server, you may receive an error message similar to the following during the installation:
Web Server Configuration Problem: Document Root Missing From Config File

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Cause

This behavior can occur if the VirtualHost directive has an improper name in it.

For example: 
<VirtualHost 2net2.net>
ServerName www.2net2.net
ServerAlias 2net2.net
ServerAdmin webmaster@2net2.net
DocumentRoot /usr/home/blangdon/2net2.net/public-html/ 
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/errors/fp_errors
TransferLog /var/log/httpd/access/2net2.net
ScriptAlias /cgi/ /www/netsite-cgi/ 
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/home/blangdon/2net2.net/cgi-bin/ 
AddHandler server-parsed shtml
</VirtualHost>

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, the VirtualHost directive should be the ServerName or the IP address as listed in NameVirtualHost directive.

For example: 
<VirtualHost www.2net2.net>
ServerName www.2net2.net
ServerAlias 2net2.net
ServerAdmin webmaster@2net2.net
DocumentRoot /usr/home/blangdon/2net2.net/public-html/ 
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/errors/fp_errors
TransferLog /var/log/httpd/access/2net2.net
ScriptAlias /cgi/ /www/netsite-cgi/ 
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/home/blangdon/2net2.net/cgi-bin/ 
AddHandler server-parsed shtml
</VirtualHost>

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Keywords: KB264924, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 264924
Revision : 1
Created on : 8/27/2002
Published on : 8/27/2002
Exists online : False
Views : 206