Maybe I'm thick but...

[Longman, Bill]

> > Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
> > Starting httpd: [  OK  ]
> >
> 
> Well that implies it wasn't runnning before but is now, so it 
> sounds like you'r moving forward ... 

Don't be fooled! Check the running processes before you make that
conclusion:

ps -ef | grep [h]ttpd

That is always the definitive answer.

or, as Julian suggests:

> try the /etc/init.d/httpd status again, and see if you have 
> instances running.
> 
> If you don't, then you'll need a greater authority than me.
> 
> > I don't know where the system logs are kept on linux (yet, 
> but i'm sure some
> > nice person or google will point me in the right direction) 
> so I can't tell
> > you what they say.
> 
> Log files are traditionally in /var/log/<application_subdir>, 
> in this case
> /var/log/httpd.

Check the error_log file for reasons it's not coming up.

Check the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file to make sure it is correct.
[Sorry, that's a large amount for a noob, I know.] The important thing is
ServerRoot and DocumentRoot.

Let us know how it goes and we can help you out some more.

Bill