Can't locate index.html

[tronlaba]

Hi all,
I'm a newbie to Apache. I've downloaded a package that includes Apache, mySQL , php, etc in one shot. Seems to have done all right on the install. I say that because the server actually starts. Problem is I can't seem to serve up anything...not even index.html. I type "

http://localhost/"

and I get nothing. I've changed none of the default settings in the httpd.config file. Can someone help me straighten this out?

 

[RhythmAce]

The default is to start apache in a window. If you close the window, apache will stop. If you have the package from firepages, there should be an option to run apache as a service. If not, you may be able to do this with the following command:

apache -k install -n "servicename"

servicename is the name you pick for the service. If you do not use the -n option, then the default "Apache2" will be used. The directory structure for your package is different from a standard installation but you should find a directory with you package name in your root directory. i.e. C:\phpdev\ You should see sub-directories in there for each package such as MySQL, PHP and Apache. There may be two index pages, one will be the apache test page and the other may be a sample webpage called index.php. If you don't have any luck getting this up and running, you may want to look at

http://www.firepages.com.au

 

[Freemansweb]

Try accessing it by your machine name or network ip if your on a network.