Install/Configuration/Startup of Apache

I have installed apache and try to connect to local host thru my
browser--I keep getting cannot find server--nothing comes up in error
log--I can't type anything in my Apache Command Prompt window, or my
Command Prompt window. How do you get Apache to work?? I have no DNS,
want to use port 8080, I named my Network Domain and Server name
simply localhost. Please help?

On 7 Jul 2003 14:33:30 -0700, The Other Guy responded to a post from
LISAPOP@prodigy.net (Frustrated) who wrote in
comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:

>I have installed apache and try to connect to local host thru my
>browser--I keep getting cannot find server--nothing comes up in error
>log--I can't type anything in my Apache Command Prompt window, or my
>Command Prompt window. How do you get Apache to work?? I have no DNS,
>want to use port 8080, I named my Network Domain and Server name
>simply localhost. Please help?

The following assumes that you are using v2.x (as opposed to 1.3x)
version of Apache.

Sounds like you are using WIN98. The console just sits there and you
cannot type anything into it. Use CTL+C to the close the connection.
In the meantime, you can minimize the window to the taskbar. If you
are using a WIN NT-based system, then try installing it as a service:
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/pla...s.html#winsvc;
basically, open a DOS prompt window and type "apache -k install"
(without the quotes).

Check for a line in the httpd.conf like this:
Listen 127.0.0.1:8080

Depending on what you put into the httpd.conf file you may have to use
either http://localhost:8080 or http://127.0.0.1:8080 to access the
test page.

Check also your host file on Windows to see if there is an entry such
as:
127.0.0.1 localhost

Finally, in a DOS prompt window, type "netstat -an" (or -ano in XP) to
see if there are any connections to port 8080 listed.

HTH
TOG

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