After reinstalling apache2 here the /etc/sysconfig/apache2:
## Path: Network/WWW/Apache2
## Description: Configuration for Apache 2
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# Here you can name files, separated by spaces, that should be Include'd from
# httpd.conf.
#
# This allows you to add e.g. VirtualHost statements without touching
# /etc/apache2/httpd.conf itself, which makes upgrading easier.
#
APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES=""
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# Here you can name directories, separated by spaces, that should be Include'd
# from httpd.conf.
#
# All files contained in these directories will be recursively included by apache.
# If a pattern like *.conf is appended, apache will use it.
#
# Examples: "/etc/apache2/my_conf/"
# "/etc/apache2/virtual_hosts/*.conf"
# "local/*.conf /srv/www/virtual/"
#
APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_DIRS=""
## Type: string
## Default: "actions alias auth_basic authz_host authn_file authz_groupfile authz_user autoindex cgi dir env expires include log_config mime negotiation setenvif ssl suexec userdir"
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# [It might look silly to not simply edit httpd.conf for the LoadModule statements.
# However, since the LoadModule statements might need an absolute path to the modules,
# switching between MPMs can be quite a hassle. It's easier to just give the names here.]
#
# * list of all modules shipped with the base distribution:
#
# actions alias allowmethods asis auth_basic auth_digest auth_form
# authn_anon authn_core authn_dbd authn_dbm authn_file authn_socache
# authnz_ldap authz_core authz_dbd authz_dbm authz_groupfile authz_host
# authz_owner authz_user autoindex bucketeer buffer cache cache_disk
# cache_socache case_filter case_filter_in cgi charset_lite data
# dav dav_fs dav_lock dbd deflate dialup dir dumpio echo env expires
# ext_filter file_cache filter headers heartmonitor imagemap include
# info lbmethod_bybusyness lbmethod_byrequests lbmethod_bytraffic
# lbmethod_heartbeat ldap log_config log_debug log_forensic logio lua macro
# mime mime_magic negotiation optional_fn_export optional_fn_import
# optional_hook_export optional_hook_import proxy proxy_ajp
# proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_express proxy_fcgi proxy_fdpass
# proxy_ftp proxy_html proxy_http proxy_scgi proxy_wstunnel ratelimit
# reflector remoteip reqtimeout request rewrite sed session session_cookie
# session_crypto session_dbd setenvif slotmem_plain slotmem_shm socache_dbm
# socache_memcache socache_shmcb speling ssl status substitute suexec
# unique_id userdir usertrack version vhost_alias watchdog xml2enc
#
# see http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/mod/ !
#
# * It pays to use IfDefine statements... like
# <IfModule mod_xyz.c>
# ....
# </IfModule>
#
# * In the APACHE_MODULES variable, you can use mod_xyz or just xyz syntax.
# You may also name an absolute path if you like.
#
# * NOTE ON SSL: before you can use mod_ssl, you need a server certificate.
# A test certificate can be created by entering
# 'cd /usr/share/doc/packages/apache2; ./certificate.sh' as root.
# Also, you need to set the ServerName inside the <VirtualHost _default_:443>
# block to the fully qualified domain name (see /etc/HOSTNAME).
# * if your server certificate is protected by a passphrase you should increase the
# APACHE_START_TIMEOUT (see above)
# * to finally enable ssl support, you need to add 'SSL' to APACHE_SERVER_FLAGS
# below.
#
# * modules listed here will be ignored if they are not installed
#
#
# EXAMPLES:
#
# fairly minimal
# APACHE_MODULES="authz_host alias auth dir log_config mime setenvif"
#
# apache's default installation
# APACHE_MODULES="authz_host actions alias asis auth autoindex cgi dir imap include log_config mime negotiation setenvif status userdir"
# your settings
APACHE_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_file authz_host authz_groupfile authz_user autoindex cgi dir env expires include log_config mime negotiation setenvif ssl userdir reqtimeout authn_core authz_core"
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# Additional server flags:
#
# Put here any server flags ("Defines") that you want to hand over to
# httpd at start time, or other command line flags.
#
# Background: Any directives within an <IfDefine flag>...</IfDefine>
# section are only processed if the flag is defined.
# This allows to write configuration which is active only in a
# special cases, like during server maintenance, or for testing
# something temporarily.
#
# Notably, to enable ssl support, 'SSL' needs to be added here.
# To enable the server-status, 'STATUS' needs to be added here.
#
# It does not matter if you write flag1, -D flag1 or -Dflag1.
# Multiple flags can be given as "-D flag1 -D flag2" or simply "flag1 flag2".
#
# Specifying such flags here is equivalent to giving them on the commandline.
# (e.g. via rcapache2 start -DReverseProxy)
#
# Example:
# "SSL STATUS AWSTATS SVN_VIEWCVS no_subversion_today"
#
APACHE_SERVER_FLAGS=""
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# Which config file do you want to use?
# (if not set, /etc/apache2/httpd.conf is used.)
# It is unusual to need to use this setting.
#
# Note about ulimits:
# if you want to set ulimits, e.g. to increase the max number of open file handle,
# or to allow core files, you can do so by editing /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and
# simply write the ulimit commands into that file.
# Example:
# ulimit -n 16384
# ulimit -H -n 16384
# ulimit -c unlimited
# See the output of "help ulimit" in the bash, or "man 1 ulimit".
#
APACHE_HTTPD_CONF=""
## Type: list(prefork,worker,event,itk)
## Default: ""
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# MPM (multi-processing module) to use.
#
# Needed to determine with which MPM apache will run, as well as
# against which header files modules will be built.
#
# If not set, the system will simply pick one of the installed MPMs.
#
# The implementation of the logic is in /usr/share/apache2/find_mpm,
# a script which can be used standalone as well if needed.
#
APACHE_MPM=""
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# email address of the server administrator (ServerAdmin directive)
# This address is added to the server's responses if APACHE_SERVERSIGNATURE
# is set to "email".
#
# If empty ("") it defaults to webmaster@$FQHOSTNAME, where FQHOSTNAME is
# taken from /etc/HOSTNAME.
#
# Note that ServerAdmin directives inside VirtualHost statements are not
# changed, even not the one in the stock SSL virtual host block.
#
APACHE_SERVERADMIN=""
## Type: string
## Default: ""
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.
# This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify
# it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.
#
# If this is not set to valid DNS name for your host, server-generated
# redirections will not work. See also the UseCanonicalName directive.
#
# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.
# You will have to access it by its address anyway, and this will make
# redirections work in a sensible way.
#
APACHE_SERVERNAME=""
## Type: integer
## Default: 2
#
# timeout during server startup (seconds)
# after this time, the start script decides wether the httpd process started without error.
#
# Increase it, if you use mod_ssl and your certificate is passphrase protected!
#
APACHE_START_TIMEOUT="2"
## Type: list(on,off,email)
## Default: "on"
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# Configures the footer on server-generated documents
# This correlates to the ServerSignature directive.
#
APACHE_SERVERSIGNATURE="on"
## Type: list(debug,info,notice,warn,error,crit,alert,emerg)
## Default: "warn"
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
#
APACHE_LOGLEVEL="warn"
## Type: string
## Default: "/var/log/apache2/access_log combined"
## ServiceRestart: apache2
#
# The location and format of the access logfile (Common Logfile Format).
# If you do not define any access logfiles within a <VirtualHost>
# container, they will be logged here. Contrarywise, if you *do*
# define per-<VirtualHost> access logfiles, transactions will be
# logged therein and *not* in this file.
#
# Simply set it to empty, if you configure it yourself somewhere else.
#
# Examples:
#
# If you would like to have agent and referer logfiles:
#
# setting it to "/var/log/apache2/referer_log referer, /var/log/apache2/agent_log agent"
# corresponds to
# CustomLog /var/log/apache2/referer_log referer
# CustomLog /var/log/apache2/agent_log agent
#
# If you prefer a single logfile with access, agent, and referer information
# (Combined Logfile Format):
#
# setting it to "/var/log/apache2/access_log combined"
# corresponds to
# CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access_log combined
#
APACHE_ACCESS_LOG="/var/log/apache2/access_log combined"
## Type: list(On,Off,DNS)
## Default: "Off"
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# UseCanonicalName: Determines how Apache constructs self-referencing
# URLs and the SERVER_NAME and SERVER_PORT variables.
# When set "Off", Apache will use the Hostname and Port supplied
# by the client. When set "On", Apache will use the value of the
# ServerName directive.
#
APACHE_USE_CANONICAL_NAME="off"
## Type: list(Major,Minor,Minimal,ProductOnly,OS,Full)
## Default: "OS"
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# How much information the server response header field contains about the server.
# (installed modules, versions, etc.)
# see http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/mod/core.html#servertokens
#
APACHE_SERVERTOKENS="OS"
## Type: list(on,off)
## Default: "off"
## ServiceReload: apache2
#
# If mod_status is used, include extended information about the server, like
# CPU usage, in the status report. It is a server-wide setting, and it can cost
# some performance!
#
APACHE_EXTENDED_STATUS="off"
The only conf. file I changed ( following an installation tutorial for apache2) was: /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 adding:
FW_CONFIGURATIONS_EXT=“apache2”