Apache not working - 500 error

Fresh new install of Ubuntu fresh new install of apache2. Apache not working, where should I start? It's installed, it restarts properly it just doesn't show anything in the browser but a 500 error:

HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

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where should i start ?

You should start with the apache error log file: /var/log/apache2/error.log

You could also give more information on what your doing to view the server.

When you're in the browser do you view or ?

Try both, if one works and the other not your problem is not with Apache but with the networking settings.

Are you just trying to setup one site on 127.0.0.1 as localhost or multiple sites?

Have you followed all the steps here including troubleshooting?

And there is more troubleshooting info here

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