Apache - Start-up P-log 2

[JennyW]

Hi,
Ok, I've got Apache 1.3.19 running on my computer, but I can't enter anything on the screen.

The Apache window displays...
[tt]Apache/1.3.19 <Win32> running...[/tt]

My cursor flashes beneath the info. (above line), but I'm unable to type anything.

What can I do?

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Is this the right place to write my Apache problems?
Is there another place (in Tek-Tips or an outside forum) that's better to post my Apache questions on?

Thanks for reading!
Jenny

 

[stillflame]

there is an apache forum forum65 and they may have enough help done already to get you through this first part of your using apache(check their FAQs).

i'm not an expert, but i'll answer you a little.

apache is a web server. what it does is listens for requests for web sites, then sends them out. yours will be set up to only listen to the address '127.0.0.1'. the MS-DOS window it opens up is just there to hold the running server program - it doesn't have any interface. what you'll need to do is open up a browswer and put in the address &quot;

http://127.0.0.1&quot;,

or possibly &quot;

http://localhost&quot;,

and this should display the apache &quot;It worked!&quot; page. from that point on, your computer will be acting as a web server, but only to itself, so you'll only really be accessing it through a browser. you'll eventually want to make your own index.html, possibly just with a list of the cgi scripts you want to try out, or whatever. if there's an error loading up the first page, that means you'll need to play with the httpd.conf file in the conf directory of your apache installation. it has instructions in it, but you may want to read through your pdf file and check other places for more information on how to get it going just right. the main thing you'll have to do is make sure the right address is being listened to, that the right folders are being pointed to, and possibly that the cgi handler is set up correctly. also, take a look at goBoating's FAQ here for some simple cgi scripts to start with.

HTH &quot;If you think you're too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed tent with a mosquito.&quot;

 

[JennyW]

Hi stillflame!
Thanks for the response.

I've got Apache running from a console.
I was able to hit the

http://localhost/

page successfully. But now I'm confused.

What do I do now? I have no clue. I've been reading the Apache .pdf help, but I've couldn't find any info. Maybe, I'm just not understanding, but I can't find help.

Thanks for the Apache forum. I'll also be posting my various-warious problems in there.

Thanks,
Jenny

 

[stillflame]

well, there'll also be a cgi-bin directory. put scripts in there and call them from simple pages. look at goBoating's examples, they're a good starting place. there's also probly a couple example scripts that came with apache. you'll reference the scripts in your pages with

http://localhost/cgi-bin/script.pl

also, don't forget to have the exact location of perl.exe referenced at the top line of any script you call (#!c:/perl/perl.exe or whatever).

good luck &quot;If you think you're too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed tent with a mosquito.&quot;

 

[JennyW]

Hi Stillflame,
Thanks for your info. and help. Things are looking good! Now it's time to test some of goboatings scripts!

Thanks again,
Jenny

P.S. What the difference between

http://localhost

and

http://127.0.0.1

?

 

[vcherubini]

Jenny:

Nothing, just the default IP for accessing the server locally. Hence, localhost.

-Vic vic cherubini
vikter@epicsoftware.com

http://www.epicsoftware.com

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[JennyW]

Hi,
vcherubini,

When I test my cgi scripts in IE with this url...

http://localhost/cgi-bin/simple.cgi

I can successfully view my script in the browser.

But when I test a .cgi script in IE with this url...

http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/simple.cgi

I get a Connection Refused page.

Why is this happening?

Thanks,
Jenny