From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 18:23:55 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: core: Note that IPv6 addresses in ServerName are not currently supported (Bug 52178)
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core: Note that IPv6 addresses in ServerName are not currently supported (Bug 52178)

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1933784 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
index a61df7359d..c1ef836cf1 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
@@ -4706,6 +4706,13 @@ ServerName www.example.com
     </example>
     </note>
 
+    <note type="warning">
+    <p>IPv6 addresses in <directive>ServerName</directive> are not
+        currently supported and will produce a startup error, even when
+        enclosed in square brackets. This is a
+        <a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52178"
+        >known issue</a>.</p></note>
+
 </usage>
 
 <seealso><a href="../dns-caveats.html">Issues Regarding DNS and