Localhost Access

I've just installed Apache 2 and started the service but when i went
to test it, i opened my browser and tried to open http:\\localhost\
and then tried http:\\127.0.0.1 but for both of them i get asked for a
username and password. And it says that i'm not authorised to view the
page.
Can anyone suggest anything to me?

Thanks

Ayesha

Ayesha wrote:
> I've just installed Apache 2 and started the service but when i went
> to test it, i opened my browser and tried to open http:\\localhost\
> and then tried http:\\127.0.0.1 but for both of them i get asked for a
> username and password. And it says that i'm not authorised to view the
> page.
> Can anyone suggest anything to me?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ayesha
Hi,
I don't know if this is relevant, but I also just installed Apache2..
I installed "only current user etc", and couldn't get browser to work
until appended the port onto it i.e. http://localhost:8080/
(This is because the default prot for web servers is Port 80. If you
installed as a service it will install as Port 80 ok.)
If you did same this may help
Also use forward slashes in web addresses i think.

Final thought.. perhaps you didn't install as an admin account on your
machine?
Check your apache logs - you might find apache is just "sitting there"
because you are not getting as far as to talk to it!
HTH
Chris