I just spent two hours trying to get apache to work properly. PHP wouldn't work, mod_access wouldn't work, it was reading the wrong htdocs directory, it woudn't read the conf file properly, everything that could go wrong with an apache configuration did go wrong.

Until I saw the "Apache/1.3.31 Server" on the 404 page. I was installing 2.0.52. I never uninstalled the 1.3 version. I kept running the WRONG FRIGGIN' COPY!

/me continues banging head off desk, feeling ever more stupid than he ever has.

I need a break after a snafu like that. Anyone got any other installation/configuration stories that might make mine look a little less incredibly stuipd?