"Christine Pinkney" <crissycares@verizon.net> wrote in message news:...
> I'm new to Apache also and I am finding it to be very difficult as well.
I
> am having a problem with the ServerName, the book I am using is telling me
> to add a valid domain name or IP Address to the ServerName line and then
go
> to a webpage and type in my IP address, but when I add my domain name or
IP
> Address I just get a googled page with my IP Address when I am suppose to
be
> getting my default homepage. I also get a "line error on line 213"
message
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> "Phil" <phil-d-smith@lineone.net> wrote in message
> news:1189713995.435612.90760@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> > Yes, I am new to this Apache and from what I can see from all these
> > questions is maybe I shouldn't do it. I have downloaded and installed
> > the programme on Win XP and a little icon tells me all Apache services
> > are running. But what do I do now? Where is it running? Can I send web
> > pages to it that I am writing? I have loked in the Apache folder and
> > there is nothing there that seems to be a proper control panel, you
> > know, like Windows is. I have tried to read information about the
> > system on the net but it seems very technical and totally confusing. I
> > even found one article that said " don't send us questions that are
> > not technical and make sure you spell everythinmg correctly"! Well,
> > what is that all about? I thought this Apache thing might help display
> > the web pages I write without me having to publish them to the web but
> > maybe I should do this and not bother. It all seems to difficult. If
> > people can't come up with a simple system then don't bother.
> >
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