Apache on Windows

Quote: Originally posted by Keegan2
Ok, I am trying to develop a developer environment with Apache and other software.

First of all, I am sorry that you chose Windows as your server. Why not put a copy of Linux on there? It's free and easy to setup. Okay, maybe not, but it is free.

Quote: Originally posted by Keegan2

First, It might not be the thing to do, but I want to ftp into the server through localhost.

Where would you be FTP'ing from? Through a lan network?

Quote: Originally posted by Keegan2

Second, what User and Pass is set by default for the ftp on apache (Notice I said the ftp on apache) I simplified that because I really dont understand how to do what I want to do which is this.

I am assuming Windows 2000 but not sure if you are running the Pro or Server version. Apache really has no FTP server capabilties. You will need something like WarFTP or some other program to run your FTP. I am assuming that your username and password would be controlled by Windows. So you would have to have a valid username and password there.

Apache is the server running on Windows XP. It is resolving at:
http://localhost/
http://127.0.0.1/

I want to FTP from Wsftp into the htdocs directory. (So I can change permissions) Man I just realized something about that LOL, file system must be different (Been remote connecting too long)

Would be ftping locally, well the reason was so I could change the permissions so cgi and php scripts ran without error, they seem to be erroring because of a lack of permissions.

I dont mind going through and installing some sort of linux dist, but I would need to know where I could get one on the net. (It would need to run in windows)

Thanks for the reply again

Here is what I usually do instead of using localhost:

In your hosts file (in Windows 2000, it is in WINNT\System32\drivers\etc\..., add an entry like this
IP address of local machine xxx.sitename.com.
Example:
192.168.1.1 xxx.keegan.com

In your Apache config file (httpd.conf in Linux) add a VirtualHost Entry like such:
VirtualHost xxx.keegan.com
DocumentRoot C:\...
ErrorLog C:\...
TransferLig C:\\ ..
replacing the ... with your correct path.
In your browser, you can access it by typing in xxx.keegan.com. You really don't have to use the xxx part. I usually do so that I can tell if I am on a local set or an Internet site.

This does several things for you. One it looks a bit better than typing in http:\\localhost. The other is that you can add other entries for other sites by adding another entry in your hosts file and your apache config file. Works pretty well.

As far as getting a version of Linux that would run in Windows, I don't know of any that I could really recommend.

Is there an FTP server that can be run in XP. I don't have a 'test' copy yet so I can't tell you there.

Ok, what you just told me is very informative.

The config file I am very familiar with so I will be able to impliment that mode of adding sites locally.

If you have apache rnnning on your network there, can you include files?

Just a normal .shtml include of another html document, such as a footer.

I can't get it to show through a working apace installation.

Addhandler is added for .shtml, the files are in the server root /htdocs (default) yet it still does not work.

In your previoous post you mentioned an ftp server will be needed, I am suprised apache does not have one for it, but then thats the older technology at work, not bad but it is what it is. I wonder if I can find a control panel for a local installation of apache on windows, thats something to look into.

Xp does not seem to have an internal ftp server no. Its windows 2000 with a skin as far as I am concerned. Nothing really smoking my figs here. After a month or so running it, it just seems like a buggy windows 2000.

But then the bugs seem cleaner LOL< I wonder if that makes sense.

Anyway, let me mess with the hosts file deal, look for a control panel for running a virtual host locally on my network, and mess around with running the ftp server for changing permissions here. I doubt that will work and more than likely I am confusing os's but then again, isnt it fun to learn'?

Thanks mairving

K

I know it makes a difference in the Linux world but it should be:
AddHandler not Addhandler.

Apache is not really old technology. Just good solid and secure. It is not a FTP program which is why it doesn't run FTP.

Ok I found out what was wrong.

I added this line

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews Includes

And also this line.

DirectoryIndex index.shtml

Now includes work through localhost!

K