File Not Found error on local test server

Report · Mar 16, 2009

Hello all,

I have no idea what happened, but my local test server went from working fine to not working at all. When I go to test a page locally, I get this error:

The requested URL /[filename].php was not found on this server

I did not change any of the configuration files, I can load and use phpMyadmin, but absolutely can not test a page locally, not even something as basic as David Powers' phptest.php page which is a whopping 2 lines of code to verify the php version on my computer.

PLEASE, I beg of you, if you have any suggestions, PLEASE throw them my way. I am completely stonewalled from further development because of this issue. PLEASE HELP!

Sincerely,

wordman

Report · Mar 16, 2009

Is that a root relative link? If you aren't using virtual hosts those won't
work.

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"Wordman-GL" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:gpmkjg$rna$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I have no idea what happened, but my local test server went from working
> fine
> to not working at all. When I go to test a page locally, I get this error:
>
> The requested URL /[filename].php was not found on this server
>
> I did not change any of the configuration files, I can load and use
> phpMyadmin, but absolutely can not test a page locally, not even something
> as
> basic as David Powers' phptest.php page which is a whopping 2 lines of
> code to
> verify the php version on my computer.
>
> PLEASE, I beg of you, if you have any suggestions, PLEASE throw them my
> way. I
> am completely stonewalled from further development because of this issue.
> PLEASE HELP!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> wordman
>

Report · Mar 16, 2009

Murray,

From all I know, i have changed nothing. this is simply the error I get.

Where would I check this?

Following phpSolutions by our friend David Powers, I installed Apache, MySql and php last year. All was working seamlessly. Could I have messed this un in DW8 and if so, where would I look?

Cheers,

wordman

Report · Mar 17, 2009

In your post, the error message you showed made it appear that the link was
a root relative link. Is it? If it is, then it won't work *ever* unless
you are using virtual hosts. Are you?

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"Wordman-GL" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:gpmss5$85c$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Murray,
>
> From all I know, i have changed nothing. this is simply the error I get.
>
> Where would I check this?
>
> Following phpSolutions by our friend David Powers, I installed Apache,
> MySql
> and php last year. All was working seamlessly. Could I have messed this un
> in
> DW8 and if so, where would I look?
>
> Cheers,
>
> wordman
>

Report · Mar 17, 2009

Murray,

The error is what I get in fireFox3 every time I try to test. I set up everything according to David Powers' book and it worked fine up until a month ago or so. How do I tell if it's root relative? Further, how would I know if I'm using virtual hosts? This is way 'new' territory for me.

Thanks!

Cheers,

wordman