Preview in Browser - HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found

[Wookie1]

I have set up xampp on a network computer with the intention of setting up a php mysql website.

Using dreamweaver on my local computer, I have set up the new site. Please see below...

(The folders below are on the network computer's C drive - not my local machine)

local root folder: 'xampp\htdocs\mysite'

testing server folder: 'xampp\htdocs\mysite'

URL prefix : http://localhost/mysite

When I try to preview in browser i get this error message:

HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found

The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

Detailed Error Information

Module	IIS Web Core
Notification	MapRequestHandler
Handler	StaticFile
Error Code	0x80070002

Requested URL	http://localhost:80/mysite/info.php
Physical Path	C:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\info.php
Logon Method	Anonymous
Logon User	Anonymous

To me it looks like it is trying to find the 'info.php' file on my local computer when it is actually on a network computer.

I have logged onto the network computer using remote desktop connection to test the info.php file in Internet Explorer and it works fine.

So, how do I fix this problem to allow me to 'preview in browser' across the network? Can it be done?

Thanks

[David_Powers · Accepted solution]

Wookie wrote:

I have set up xampp on a network computer with the intention of setting up a php mysql website.

Using dreamweaver on my local computer, I have set up the new site. Please see below...

(The folders below are on the network computer's C drive - not my local machine)

local root folder: 'xampp\htdocs\mysite'

testing server folder: 'xampp\htdocs\mysite'

URL prefix : http://localhost/mysite

Localhost is an alias for the loopback IP address used by every computer to refer to itself. If those folders are on your network computer's C drive, you need to use the IP address for the network computer, instead of localhost. The other information you give shows that the computer is trying to find localhost on your own computer running IIS, not XAMPP.