PWS/CF config problems

[AlexUK]

i am trying to get CF and PWS to talk to each other. i keep getting error messages suggsting i create a develpoment mapping. i have tried to do this in settings but it doesn't seem to work, i presume i am missingsomething obvious.<br><br>as you can imagine - not being able to test anything is becoming very very frustrating.<br><br>is there a FAQ or simple explanation of the steps required to set things up so that they work properly.<br><br>TIA<br>

 

[SnakeHollywood]

You only need a development mapping if you wish to use the browse facility inside CFStudio, this doesn't stop you browsing your pages from the browser.<br><br>To setup a development mapping, click the appropriate icon in the bottom left, at the bottom of your docked menus.<br>Hold the pointer over the icons to find out which one it is.<br><br>Studio Path is the path to the root directory of the webiste<br>CFServer path will be the same as you are using one machine<br>Browser path is the address to browse the website as it is setup in PWS, so something like <A HREF="

http://127.0.0.1/working"

TARGET="_new">

http://127.0.0.1/working</A><br><br>Russ<br>

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[AlexUK]

Russ<br><br>Thanks for your explanation.I now am able to connect(ish)<br>now i get an 'eror 404', both in studio and in iexplorer.<br><br>i am losing hair at an alarming rate.<br><br>Alex

 

[philcha]

AlexUK,<br><br>I had similar problems for a while, and still have to kick CF Administrator to make it work.&nbsp;&nbsp;So I hope the following helps.<br><br>When you installed Win 95 / 98 you were asked to give your machine a name.&nbsp;&nbsp;PWS picks this up and uses it as the name of its website.&nbsp;&nbsp;So for example my PC's called &quot;phil&quot; and when I double-click the PWS icon in the system tray, PWS tells me that my home page is available at <A HREF="

http://phil"

TARGET="_new">

http://phil</A><br>PWS

treats (on my machine) f:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\folder_name

as if it is <A HREF="

http://phil/folder_name"

TARGET="_new">

http://phil/folder_name</A>.<br>So

my development mappings refer directly to <A HREF="

http://phil/etc"

TARGET="_new">

http://phil/etc</A>.

without mentioning inetpub\

http://wwwroot.<br><br>PWS

and CF Administrator don't communicate well:<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CF Administrator is hard-coded to look for http:/127.0.0.1/etc.<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PWS picks its own IP address and expects users to acess it via e.g. <A HREF="

http://phil/etc"

TARGET="_new">

http://phil/etc</A>.

(or whatever your machine is called).<br>I simply start CF Administrator and, when it says &quot;This copy is licensed for only one IP address&quot; (or whatever the wording is) I simply go into the browser's address bar and change 127.0.0.1 to the name of my PC.