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Firefox shows I have webserver running on http://localhost:80 while other browser says "Could not connect to remote server"

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What the hell is this ?!! Whats wrong with firefox ??!!

Intending to solve this issue I have deleted all my apache related programs from my system, though no problem is solved.

Im soo confused. Why firefox showing this wrong message ? I have checked /var/www
I have this folder as I had apache 2.2. Now I dont have any webserver though Im seeing this message.

This message is only dislayed when Im trying firefox. No other browser (opera,rekonq and chrome) showing this , instead they are returning "could not connect to localhost," which is normal message.

I have tried to figure out whether I have any other instances of apache running or not using: $ ps a | grep apache and it rerturned "command not found."

How I can be sure where that application lies ? How can I stop it ?

I dont know how much damage I already made to other programs. Is there a way I can check all program dependencies and reinstall them ?? I think I have deleted several dependent programs.

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answered 2 Years ago ongdiligenc · Accepted Answer

If I understand your question correctly, you mean that even though you have no web site running any longer, Firefox appears to show that you do.

In this case, it sounds like the issue might be Firefox keeping a local cache of your page for you.

Step 1. Check if your site is being cached

To browse the FireFox cache and see if your site is listed as being cached, enter the following into your browser window:

about:cache

Look around for any sign of your server or page and see if anything's there.

Step 2. Turn of Firefox Caching

You can also ensure that the browser won't cache things by entering the settings page via entering the following into the browser window:

about:config

and setting the "network.http.use-cache" property to "false".

Step 3. Force a Non-cached refresh of the page in Firefox

You can do this by using CTRL + F5 on the page to refresh it and force a get from the server. You could alternatively use CTRL + Shift + R to accomplish the same thing.