====== Apache - Troubleshooting - Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName ======

===== Error =====

When Starting or Restarting Apache, the error is seen **Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName**.

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===== Fix =====

Add the **ServerName** directive to /etc/apache2/httpd.conf.

<file bash /etc/apache2/httpd.conf>
ServerName localhost
...
</file>

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===== Restart Apache =====

<code bash>
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
</code>

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