Apache directions not understood.

[Ex-Para]

Configuring Apache
First go to the Start menu and go to "My Documents". Make a new folder there called "My Website". This is where you're going to store your web pages and CGI programs.

Next you need to modify the Apache configuration file to tell it where your pages are, and enable CGI programs. Go back to the Start menu and navigate to All Programs > Apache HTTP Server > Configure Apache Server > Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration file. The config file will be opened for you in Notepad.

Scroll down (or use Find) until you get to the UserDir section of the file. It should have a line like this:


UserDir "My Documents/My Website"
I don’t quite know what is meant in the below information, does it mean copy the text into notepad and I do not see any pound signs.

Be great full if anyone can help.

Ex-para

UK


Apache 2.2 doesn't have a UserDir section
If you're using Apache 2.2, you'll have to ADD the UserDir line and the Directory section ( see below ). See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_userdir.html for more info on this.

Scroll down just past that and you'll come to a commented section for Directory:


#<Directory "C:/Documents and Settings/*/My Documents/My Website">
# AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
# Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
# <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order allow,deny
# Allow from all
# </Limit>
# <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order deny,allow
# Deny from all
# </LimitExcept>
#</Directory>


Uncomment this entire section (by removing the pound signs at the beginning of each line), and change the Options line to this:


Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Includes ExecCGI

[ripcurlksm]

I never configured Apache on my own but I have used XXAMP which is an Apache/MySQL/PHP installer that gets everything up and running in <2min.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Hope that helps you..

[NeilF]

good advice WAMP does the same also has a built in admin GUI which is easy to use,

[Ex-Para]

Thanks for the replies, I have tried xampp and got the control panel but I just could not figure how to get my website on the net with it. I also have dyndns updater but again same thing, I could get a page about my router when trying to get my site and that was it. I would be very obliged if you could point me in the right direction in getting on the web.

I built the site myself and had it for two years but paying a host to have it on the net, I was able to keep it up to date myself but it served its purpose and I haven’t used it for some time. Now I wish to use it again to inform some people in West Africa of some items I have available, they are roughly on the same time as me so it would matter if it was not on the web all the time if they could not see it one time they could another. I am using a laptop with XP Prof that I now have little use for to have the site on but I need to no how to get it on, as I am defiantly missing something .

[johnwill]

Did you forward the correct ports through your router? Are you SURE your ISP doesn't block port 80, many do.

[Ex-Para]

I asked British Telecom the people who I have my broadband and router from about Port 80 and they remotely took over my computer and typed http://www.port80.com/
and a port 80 page came up on the computer proving they said it was open. With xampp four of the programs were running but one was not but I think the main ones where. As far as forwarding the correct ports through the router this I do not know how to do and would very much like to have this information if possible.

Thank you for the reply.

ex-para

UK

[ripcurlksm]

Wish I could help more, thats all I know!

[NeilF]

#<Directory "C:/Documents and Settings/*/My Documents/My Website">
# AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
# Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
# <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order allow,deny
# Allow from all
# </Limit>
# <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
# Order deny,allow
# Deny from all
# </LimitExcept>
#</Directory>

On the first line remove the Hash sign and enter the path to FQP to your web Folder, this will then be the path Apache looks at as Web server root

[johnwill]

Originally Posted by Ex-Para

I asked British Telecom the people who I have my broadband and router from about Port 80 and they remotely took over my computer and typed http://www.port80.com/
and a port 80 page came up on the computer proving they said it was open. With xampp four of the programs were running but one was not but I think the main ones where. As far as forwarding the correct ports through the router this I do not know how to do and would very much like to have this information if possible.

Thank you for the reply.

ex-para

UK

That comes up on my computer too, and I know for a fact that Verizon blocks port 80 here. Try a ShieldsUp scan and see what it says about Port 80.