FTP access to Apache 1.3.27...

Right, I did a quick google search but didn't find much of anything useful,
and was wondering if anyone could help me...

I have installed EasyPHP 1.7, which uses Apache 1.3.27, PHP4.3.3, and MySQL
(version forgotten). The system I am running is Windows XP Pro.

I was trying to rename a file to .htaccess (which I couldn't do) so I
thought I'd access my site via FTP... I didn't figure out any FTP stuff so I
just stole a .htaccess file from somewhere else and used that..

My question/s are:

* Does Apache have in-built FTP support, and if so, could anyone provide
links/helpful words on the subject?
* Is it better/needed to install a seperate FTP-server... Does windows XP
Pro have it in the windows components... Is this better?
* The apache folder /users/... What's this for (I'm guessing remote access
or for multiple users..... Can anyone clarify?)...
* Is there an easy way to rename to .htaccess in windows?

.... And yes, I know you can change the filename in the httpd.conf file BUT I
may wish some other person to use this server, or put other people's work on
this server who might wish to use the .htaccess file...

Thank you for any advice and/or help...

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On 12 Jun 2004, "Computer Whizz" <old486whizz@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:cafta7$kf4$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk:

> * Does Apache have in-built FTP support, and if so, could anyone
> provide links/helpful words on the subject?

No, it does not.

> * Is it better/needed to install a seperate FTP-server... Does
> windows XP Pro have it in the windows components... Is this
> better?

You have to install a separate FTP server if you want that service. One
is included with IIS - don't know if there it's bundled with XP Pro.
There are some free and inexpensive ones out there. You might look at
WarFTP and Filezilla Server.

"Nil" <rednoise@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9506ED7F351CAnilch1@63.240.76.16...
> On 12 Jun 2004, "Computer Whizz" <old486whizz@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:cafta7$kf4$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk:
>
> > * Does Apache have in-built FTP support, and if so, could anyone
> > provide links/helpful words on the subject?
>
> No, it does not.
>
> > * Is it better/needed to install a seperate FTP-server... Does
> > windows XP Pro have it in the windows components... Is this
> > better?
>
> You have to install a separate FTP server if you want that service. One
> is included with IIS - don't know if there it's bundled with XP Pro.
> There are some free and inexpensive ones out there. You might look at
> WarFTP and Filezilla Server.

Thank you very much for your help... I seem to remember seeing "FTP"
somewhere in the windows network component's somewhere while I was doing
something...
.... But I shall have a look at WarFTP first, sound nice ; ) .

Thanks again...

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