Problems with web server

[davidknibb]

I was running owncloud9 on debian 8 - using the system as a remote headless server. with apache2
Everything seemed OK.
For reasons that I hardly remember i decided to remove Apache2 and install lighttpd instead.
As far as I can tell I've removed everything that relates to apache, all config files - the lots.

When I access the system with - using lighttpd -

http://abc.co.uk - the correct home page shows up.

But when I try

http://abc.co.uk/owncloud I get

Not Found: vhost: abc.co.uk /owncloud

I've no idea how to resolve this problem - and I tried using other servers hiawatha,nginx - the same error show.
And if I now reinstall apache2 - it won't start.

any ideas as to how to correct the 'not Found 'vhost' problem please /

Thanks

David

[steve_v]

And if I now reinstall apache2 - it won't start.

So what error messages does it generate? What's in your config file(s) and does 'apachectl configtest' like your syntax?
The apache log will almost certainly explain why it's not starting, but I can't see it from here.

any ideas as to how to correct the 'not Found 'vhost' problem please

Sounds to me like the vhost that serves /owncloud is not configured, or the owncloud config file is not enabled (possibly not even installed).
AFAIK, owncloud only ships config fragments for apache - if you want to run it on some other webserver you will need to create your own.

That's all I can say, as I can't see your log files or webserver configuration, and without my crystal ball I can't work out how you set this up.
Which owncloud packages were installed and where did they come from? I'm guessing not from Debian, as IIRC oldstable ships version 7.

I have owncloud running on apache here... My setup may or may not be similar to how you configured yours, but you don't say, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

On the other hand, the simplest solution is to just reinstall apache and restore the configuration files from backup. You do have a backup strategy for this server, right?

[davidknibb]

Thank you

David