home server configuration in windows using apache

shimmyshack wrote:
> kryptos wrote:
> > Rik wrote:
> > > davidspeare@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Hello -
> > > >
> > > > I have done somthing similar. I actually did install an XAMPP package
> > > > and it was working fine. I went into the httpd file to change the
> > > > directory and now my localhost is not found. The last few lines in my
> > > > error file are:
> > > >
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:28 2007] [notice] Parent: Child process exited
> > > > successfully.
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > > > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > > > -- resuming normal operations
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3588
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:33 2007] [warn] module php5_module is already
> > > > loaded, skipping
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Child process is
> > > > running
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Acquired the start
> > > > mutex.
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting 250 worker
> > > > threads.
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > listen on port 443.
> > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > listen on port 8080.
> > > >
> > > > The only thing I changed in my setup was to point from:
> > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/htdocs"
> > > > to
> > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas how this newbie messed up?
> > >
> > > If that was the _only_ thing you changed in XAMPP settings, you forgot you
> > > have to change te main dir configuration also. On
> > > <Directory ></Directory> there's a "Deny from all" which you should amend
> > > for <Directory "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"> like "Allow from 127.0.0.1".
> > >
> > > That won't give you a localhost not found error however. You _do_ try to
> > > use http://localhost:8080/ do you? It's not the standard port for http (or
> > > XAMPP), but clearly set.
> > > --
> > > Rik Wasmus
> >
> > As suggested i did download xampp; however i am unable to even access
> > localhost. I have turned off the SP2 firewall as well as checked if
> > port is busy. i dont have any other service blocking port80. Could
> > someone tell me what i am missing?
>
> I really don't know what your setup is kryptos, you arent being very
> forthcoming with details which is why no-one is able to help you yet.
>
> Unless there is something weird about your OS, (perhaps it is infected)
> or you choose strange installation options or you installed it over the
> top of an existing xampp install xampp should come will a httpd.conf
> file that works.
> You need to start the apache server before you can access localhost.
> try http://127.0.0.1
> and then http://localhost
> if the first works but not the second then you need to goto
> c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
> and open
> hosts
> with notepad
> and add the line
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> if it is missing.
>
> post back with more details - error logs, eventvwr entries, and someone
> will be only too please to help.
> have you tried starting the apache server and then typing
> telnet 127.0.0.1 80
> what do you get?
> if a blank window then apache is and fine. if not then eventvwr will
> tell you why apache didnt start.
>
> If you cannot get apache going on port 80, try setting it to listen on
> another port NOT used by something else, and then try that in the
> browser. but I can not just keep guessing so now its up to you to give
> more details.......

Please dont get me wrong;i didnt mean to hide anything shimmyshack.
However, i have got xampp running now (i turned off the windows
firewall) and am able to view localhost(the xampp homepage). And yes,
telnettin works fine as well. Could you please tell me how i can setup
a home web server using xampp? I am unable to view the files in htdocs
directory through localhost.
This is my error log
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
-- resuming normal operations
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2412
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Child process is
running
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Acquired the start
mutex.
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting 250 worker
threads.
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
listen on port 443.
[Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
listen on port 80.
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
-- resuming normal operations
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2876
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Child process is
running
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Acquired the start
mutex.
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting 250 worker
threads.
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
listen on port 443.
[Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
listen on port 80.
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
replace stderr with error_log
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
to replace stderr with /dev/null
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
-- resuming normal operations
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2576
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Child process is
running
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Acquired the start
mutex.
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting 250 worker
threads.
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
listen on port 443.
[Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
listen on port 80.

I need fundaes about how to masquerade a static Ipaddress.
Also, could you tell me what i am missing when i do the same with
apache2.2?
Sorry again if i wasnt very clear the previous time

kryptos wrote:
> shimmyshack wrote:
> > kryptos wrote:
> > > Rik wrote:
> > > > davidspeare@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > Hello -
> > > > >
> > > > > I have done somthing similar. I actually did install an XAMPP package
> > > > > and it was working fine. I went into the httpd file to change the
> > > > > directory and now my localhost is not found. The last few lines in my
> > > > > error file are:
> > > > >
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:28 2007] [notice] Parent: Child process exited
> > > > > successfully.
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > > > > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > > > > -- resuming normal operations
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3588
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:33 2007] [warn] module php5_module is already
> > > > > loaded, skipping
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Child process is
> > > > > running
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Acquired the start
> > > > > mutex.
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting 250 worker
> > > > > threads.
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > > listen on port 443.
> > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > > listen on port 8080.
> > > > >
> > > > > The only thing I changed in my setup was to point from:
> > > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/htdocs"
> > > > > to
> > > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas how this newbie messed up?
> > > >
> > > > If that was the _only_ thing you changed in XAMPP settings, you forgot you
> > > > have to change te main dir configuration also. On
> > > > <Directory ></Directory> there's a "Deny from all" which you should amend
> > > > for <Directory "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"> like "Allow from 127.0.0.1".
> > > >
> > > > That won't give you a localhost not found error however. You _do_ try to
> > > > use http://localhost:8080/ do you? It's not the standard port for http (or
> > > > XAMPP), but clearly set.
> > > > --
> > > > Rik Wasmus
> > >
> > > As suggested i did download xampp; however i am unable to even access
> > > localhost. I have turned off the SP2 firewall as well as checked if
> > > port is busy. i dont have any other service blocking port80. Could
> > > someone tell me what i am missing?
> >
> > I really don't know what your setup is kryptos, you arent being very
> > forthcoming with details which is why no-one is able to help you yet.
> >
> > Unless there is something weird about your OS, (perhaps it is infected)
> > or you choose strange installation options or you installed it over the
> > top of an existing xampp install xampp should come will a httpd.conf
> > file that works.
> > You need to start the apache server before you can access localhost.
> > try http://127.0.0.1
> > and then http://localhost
> > if the first works but not the second then you need to goto
> > c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
> > and open
> > hosts
> > with notepad
> > and add the line
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> > if it is missing.
> >
> > post back with more details - error logs, eventvwr entries, and someone
> > will be only too please to help.
> > have you tried starting the apache server and then typing
> > telnet 127.0.0.1 80
> > what do you get?
> > if a blank window then apache is and fine. if not then eventvwr will
> > tell you why apache didnt start.
> >
> > If you cannot get apache going on port 80, try setting it to listen on
> > another port NOT used by something else, and then try that in the
> > browser. but I can not just keep guessing so now its up to you to give
> > more details.......
>
> Please dont get me wrong;i didnt mean to hide anything shimmyshack.
> However, i have got xampp running now (i turned off the windows
> firewall) and am able to view localhost(the xampp homepage). And yes,
> telnettin works fine as well. Could you please tell me how i can setup
> a home web server using xampp? I am unable to view the files in htdocs
> directory through localhost.
> This is my error log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> -- resuming normal operations
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2412
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Child process is
> running
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Acquired the start
> mutex.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting 250 worker
> threads.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
> listen on port 443.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
> listen on port 80.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> -- resuming normal operations
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2876
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Child process is
> running
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Acquired the start
> mutex.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting 250 worker
> threads.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
> listen on port 443.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
> listen on port 80.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> replace stderr with error_log
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> to replace stderr with /dev/null
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> -- resuming normal operations
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2576
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Child process is
> running
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Acquired the start
> mutex.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting 250 worker
> threads.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
> listen on port 443.
> [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
> listen on port 80.
>
> I need fundaes about how to masquerade a static Ipaddress.
> Also, could you tell me what i am missing when i do the same with
> apache2.2?
> Sorry again if i wasnt very clear the previous time


this line in your error log
No such file or directory: unable to replace stderr with /dev/null
is something I would not expect to see, I would recommend looking at
the xampp forums
watch this thread:
http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewt...0134faf4be4ef2
however I expect it is something easily fixable.


as for making a home server, not quite sure what you mean there, but I
recommend checking the docs for xampp and apache, I assume you mean so
you can get files when you are away from home.

in general it depends heavily on the type of internet connection you
have, (whether you have a static or dynamic IP address,) the
restrictions placed on you by your ISP - some only give a private IP
address.
In general its good to have a statically assigned LAN IP, I hope you
have a router if you have turned off the windows firewall, then enable
port forwarding for 443,80 to the static IP your apache servers running
on. Set apache to listen on this IP:80 and IP:443 instead of binding to
all IPs.
You will need to look on google for help with this kind of setup, there
are a million tutorials on this and indeed it has been convered in
alt.apache.configuration a few times.

good luck

shimmyshack wrote:
> kryptos wrote:
> > shimmyshack wrote:
> > > kryptos wrote:
> > > > Rik wrote:
> > > > > davidspeare@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > Hello -
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have done somthing similar. I actually did install an XAMPP package
> > > > > > and it was working fine. I went into the httpd file to change the
> > > > > > directory and now my localhost is not found. The last few lines in my
> > > > > > error file are:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:28 2007] [notice] Parent: Child process exited
> > > > > > successfully.
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > > > > > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > > > > > -- resuming normal operations
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:32 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3588
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:33 2007] [warn] module php5_module is already
> > > > > > loaded, skipping
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Child process is
> > > > > > running
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Acquired the start
> > > > > > mutex.
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:34 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting 250 worker
> > > > > > threads.
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > > > listen on port 443.
> > > > > > [Fri Jan 12 21:15:35 2007] [notice] Child 3588: Starting thread to
> > > > > > listen on port 8080.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only thing I changed in my setup was to point from:
> > > > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/htdocs"
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > DocumentRoot "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas how this newbie messed up?
> > > > >
> > > > > If that was the _only_ thing you changed in XAMPP settings, you forgot you
> > > > > have to change te main dir configuration also. On
> > > > > <Directory ></Directory> there's a "Deny from all" which you should amend
> > > > > for <Directory "C:/XAMPP/xampp/www"> like "Allow from 127.0.0.1".
> > > > >
> > > > > That won't give you a localhost not found error however. You _do_ try to
> > > > > use http://localhost:8080/ do you? It's not the standard port for http (or
> > > > > XAMPP), but clearly set.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Rik Wasmus
> > > >
> > > > As suggested i did download xampp; however i am unable to even access
> > > > localhost. I have turned off the SP2 firewall as well as checked if
> > > > port is busy. i dont have any other service blocking port80. Could
> > > > someone tell me what i am missing?
> > >
> > > I really don't know what your setup is kryptos, you arent being very
> > > forthcoming with details which is why no-one is able to help you yet.
> > >
> > > Unless there is something weird about your OS, (perhaps it is infected)
> > > or you choose strange installation options or you installed it over the
> > > top of an existing xampp install xampp should come will a httpd.conf
> > > file that works.
> > > You need to start the apache server before you can access localhost.
> > > try http://127.0.0.1
> > > and then http://localhost
> > > if the first works but not the second then you need to goto
> > > c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
> > > and open
> > > hosts
> > > with notepad
> > > and add the line
> > > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> > > if it is missing.
> > >
> > > post back with more details - error logs, eventvwr entries, and someone
> > > will be only too please to help.
> > > have you tried starting the apache server and then typing
> > > telnet 127.0.0.1 80
> > > what do you get?
> > > if a blank window then apache is and fine. if not then eventvwr will
> > > tell you why apache didnt start.
> > >
> > > If you cannot get apache going on port 80, try setting it to listen on
> > > another port NOT used by something else, and then try that in the
> > > browser. but I can not just keep guessing so now its up to you to give
> > > more details.......
> >
> > Please dont get me wrong;i didnt mean to hide anything shimmyshack.
> > However, i have got xampp running now (i turned off the windows
> > firewall) and am able to view localhost(the xampp homepage). And yes,
> > telnettin works fine as well. Could you please tell me how i can setup
> > a home web server using xampp? I am unable to view the files in htdocs
> > directory through localhost.
> > This is my error log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:05 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:07 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > -- resuming normal operations
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:12 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2412
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Child process is
> > running
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Acquired the start
> > mutex.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting 250 worker
> > threads.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 443.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:46:15 2007] [notice] Child 2412: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 80.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:48 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:49 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > -- resuming normal operations
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:50 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2876
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Child process is
> > running
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Acquired the start
> > mutex.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting 250 worker
> > threads.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 443.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:52:55 2007] [notice] Child 2876: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 80.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:27 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (22)Invalid argument: unable to
> > replace stderr with error_log
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:29 2007] [crit] (2)No such file or directory: unable
> > to replace stderr with /dev/null
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Win32) DAV/2
> > mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8d mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.2.0 configured
> > -- resuming normal operations
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Server built: Sep 30 2006 21:24:06
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:31 2007] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2576
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Child process is
> > running
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Acquired the start
> > mutex.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting 250 worker
> > threads.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 443.
> > [Tue Jan 16 22:55:34 2007] [notice] Child 2576: Starting thread to
> > listen on port 80.
> >
> > I need fundaes about how to masquerade a static Ipaddress.
> > Also, could you tell me what i am missing when i do the same with
> > apache2.2?
> > Sorry again if i wasnt very clear the previous time
>
>
> this line in your error log
> No such file or directory: unable to replace stderr with /dev/null
> is something I would not expect to see, I would recommend looking at
> the xampp forums
> watch this thread:
> http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewt...0134faf4be4ef2
> however I expect it is something easily fixable.
>
>
> as for making a home server, not quite sure what you mean there, but I
> recommend checking the docs for xampp and apache, I assume you mean so
> you can get files when you are away from home.
>
> in general it depends heavily on the type of internet connection you
> have, (whether you have a static or dynamic IP address,) the
> restrictions placed on you by your ISP - some only give a private IP
> address.
> In general its good to have a statically assigned LAN IP, I hope you
> have a router if you have turned off the windows firewall, then enable
> port forwarding for 443,80 to the static IP your apache servers running
> on. Set apache to listen on this IP:80 and IP:443 instead of binding to
> all IPs.
> You will need to look on google for help with this kind of setup, there
> are a million tutorials on this and indeed it has been convered in
> alt.apache.configuration a few times.
>
> good luck

thnx shimmyshack
i think this link should explain what i mean by a home web server.
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/f...e-web-server(i
didnt want to use a FTP client)-124212.php;
this what i was trying to do;Actually i was doing it in linux(FC5) but
had some problems, and this link seemed to be so simple that i decided
to try it out in windows
I hope you can understand what i am trying to do; Please let me know
what i am missing