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CosmicChick45
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August 23, 2011
Question

Still Trying to Get Local Server Going

  • August 23, 2011
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Well I've followed instructions for setting up a local c: server, but when I test live view, I get a no server message or an unknown error occurred while discovering dynamically-related files -- HELP!

My intent is to create a local testing server - these are my settings:

Site Name: PHPTestSite

Local Site Folder: c:\htdocs\PHPTest\

Server Name: LocalTesting

Connect Using: Local/Network

Server Folder : c:\htdocs\PHPTest

Web URL: http://htdocs//PHPTest/

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3 replies

Rich_Guy
Rich_Guy
Participant
August 24, 2011

you address a folder in a local server this way:

http://localhost/PHPtest

if you have a file called index.php in folder PHPtest, it will display automatically in the browser.

Otherwise you need to type in the name of a file that is in the folder.

example:

http://localhost/PHPtest/phpinfo.php

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jyrryj
Participant
August 25, 2011

thanks, I believe I'm doing that, the problem for me is that .. it doesn't show

up in browser. I received a reply in a download file. I'm working on it.

Thanks again!

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jyrryj
Participant
August 26, 2011

I went back and compared after getting a little better under

standing and sure enough... the Site Name, the Ser

ver Name, Server Folder, and web URL were all wrong. This solved everything

I can understand so far. For some reason when I punch the different Archive dates in

the tutorial I felt like they would change. As I plow on I will probably find that I made a mistake there too.

Apprecitae you again.

Rob Hecker2
Rob Hecker2
Legend
August 23, 2011

Is c:\htdocs the location apache expects?

Normally the htdocs directory will be within the apache directory. Use the location created by your apache installation.

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jyrryj
Participant
August 23, 2011

i think you are asking me jyrryj instead of crazychick

45. I'm not sure what she's doing.

Rob Hecker2
Rob Hecker2
Legend
August 23, 2011

No, my question was to CosmicChick

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jyrryj
Participant
August 23, 2011

Howdy, I used

xamp so my local server root looked more like xamp/hdocs/ for the localhost. I even have a password and a php_test going. For me there just seems to be a bad driver or I haven't turned off enough security blocks. Good luck to you.

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