Testing Server Error

Report · Sep 08, 2008

Hi,

Can anyone help - Am new to web programming and have been trying to to set up a testing server on my local machine, but I just can't get there.

Symptoms:

When I test my connection I get "HTTP Error code 404 File not found. Here are some possible reasons for the problem:
1) There is no testing server running on the server machine.
2) The testing server specified does not map to http://localhost/somefolder/website/_mmServerScripts/MMHTTPDB.php URL. Verify that the URL Prefix maps to the root of the site."

This is what I'm running:
Windows XP Media Centre Version 5.1 Service Pack3
PHP 5
DreamweaverMX 2004
MySql 5
Apache HTTP Server 2.2
Mozilla Firefox

I have changed two lines in the Apache httpd config file to point to my root folder - When I type http://localhost/ in my web browser, it takes to the home page I have set up. I think this means that my Testing Server is set up correctly?

In the site definition wizard I have:

Local Info set up as follows -

Site name:Somesite
Local root folder: C:\Documents and Settings\somefolder\....\somefolder\Website\ (This is the same as what I put into the Apache httpd config file except \ = /)
"Refresh local file list automatically" is checked
Default images folder is empty
HTTP address: = http//localhost/somefolder/website/
Cache: is checked

Testing Server is set up as follows -

Server model: PHP MySql
Access: Local/Network
Testing server folder: C:\Documents and Settings\somefolder\....\somefolder\Website\
refresh remote file list automatically is checked
URL prefix: http://localhost/somefolder/Website/

I have looked through the posts on this forum and others but I just can't get it.

I think dw defaults the testing server to the remote server where you have one (I do - this connection tests successfully) but where you want the testing server on your local machine the URL prefix should be the same as the http address as per local info (which it is)

I have even checked that the MMHTTPDB.php file exists in the _mmServerScripts folder.

I am probably missing something really basic - Would be really grateful if someone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks

Report · Sep 08, 2008

dave_65 wrote:
> 2) The testing server specified does not map to
> http://localhost/somefolder/website/_mmServerScripts/MMHTTPDB.php URL. Verify
> that the URL Prefix maps to the root of the site."

The problem lies in the following:

> Testing server folder: C:\Documents and
> Settings\somefolder\....\somefolder\Website\

The testing server folder must be inside the Apache server root. If you
have a standard Apache setup, this will be a folder called htdocs within
C:\Program Files\Apache etc.

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