At 12:39 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
I am learning to use Macromedia to create webpages and using ColdFusion as a server. In a book it is recommended that Apache be used (instead of PWS which my OS does not support or IIS which only comes free with XP professional! I have downloaded and tried to set up Apache but when I try http://localhost/ it is not found. I have to ass the 8080 to the address line to get the message 'It Works'
Sounds like you have in your httpd.conf to use port 8080.
How can I configure Apache so that it automatically goes to the 8080 address. It is not my intention, at this time, to use Apache as a server online - it is only going to be a local server (on a single computer)
You can't. That's not possible.Incoming HTTP requests, by default, come on port 80. So nothing on your computer is listening on port 80. So - nothing can tell that request to go to apache.
Either manually type localhost:8080, or have Apache listen on port 80.
Question two - when I hit the menu item 'Edit the Apache httpd configuration file I get a windows error message that windows cannot open this file. How does one overcome this? BTW I loaded Apache on Drive E
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