thanks so much Till !
for this tip and prompt reply!!
i have inserted the following code at the end of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
<VirtualHost _default_:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
</VirtualHost>
(/var/www/html is empty)
so i have obtained the desired effect since the newly created website
answers correctly andh the ispcfgconsole leads to a blank page
when called without port 8080