Need Help With Apache

i installed apache on my pc... and made a small webpage in php

it works fine on my pc with LOCALHOST/ on my comp

but when i tried http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ ip adddress/ from a lan comp
it didnt work

error comes saying server not found

how do i solve this problem ?

thx in advance

What operating systems are on both pcs?do you have a firewall?Prolly that whats blocking access

my OS is a win2003one lan PC too is on win2003 and other is winXPdoesnt work on bothand i do have the windows firewall runningi tried disabling itstill doesnt work....

That may be beacuse of firewall..

Check whether some other firewall software is installed in your system or not!

(Some antivirus softwares comes with integrated firewall software)

check them also!

If the problem is still there then try the following method:

 

If you installed the IIS in your system , then open IIS by going to Control panel >> administrative Tools and from there open IIS!

Check whether your folder is displayed in the tree view or not!

If its displayed there, then right click the folder, select permission wizard

and select template option and change the setting to "public website"

check it after changing the permission!

Edited September 24, 2006 by Niran (see edit history)

Ok give this program a try..
It will list all the ports that are open on your pc and the programs that are using them..

Fport

Run this on all the pcs and see if port 80 is working properly..

Maybe try to define the apache port as something other than port 80...you may have somethign else trying to use the port at the same time...

niran bro am talking abt apache not IISi have disabled my IIS for apache to workand i checked port 80 is fine on all pcsstill cant get it work on lan (

niran bro am talking abt apache not IIS
i have disabled my IIS for apache to work

and i checked port 80 is fine on all pcs

still cant get it work on lan (

OOps!! Sorry friend!
I'm not aware of that!!
One more suggestion from me!
Try to give http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ instead of http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/
Just one suggestion, Not sure whether it will work or not!
If don't, then pleasse excuse me!
otherwise, cross ur hands and say one thanks to me!
Edited September 24, 2006 by Niran (see edit history)

thx for ur friendly replys nirani was already trying with myipaddress/foldernamew8ing for more replys...

Forgot to mention one thing! Are you using any proxy server?

Thenin the client, goto: IE>> tools >> Connections >> Lan Settings >>

tick : "Bypass proxy server for local address"

then select Advanced!

you can find one test area with the label "exceptions"

there enter your server (where files are hosted) IP address!

Edited September 24, 2006 by Niran (see edit history)

no proxy server used on any pcsi think it could be some settings with apache server.. but i dunno wht and where... :s

Ok is it still not working?
Looks like something funky going on inyour apache config file then ;(

May I suggest something?

Remove apache..remove the folder and everything...

Download xampp-this is a GREAT bit of testing software...

Xampp

So easy to setup!!! its got Apache, Php4 and 5, PhpMyadmin, MySQL, Filezilla FTP, Mercury Mail Server..

All built into it..and FREE

It will install and ask you which servers you want to install and if you want them as a windows service..
You get a control panel that you administer all the servers from..a webpage on the localhost for further configs...

I use this all the time because I am messing around with many different content management systems like Joomla and Drupal.

Its a breeze to config and maintain...and great to get everything in one folder instead of having to change paths of each server to get it to work with Apache...yes no more editing the conf file of Apache to add in the servers!!


Lots of us here use it and could help you if you have problems..

One more thing to verify.Have a look at the httpd.conf file (the apache config file for the httpd daemon) and look who is listening.Open the file with what you want (notepad is enough)Look for the word "Listen"Look if it is "Listen localhost 80"or if it is "Listen 192.168... somethingIf it is "listen localhost", that means the server can be accessed only from the local keyboard.Usually, this is the default value, any apache distro you use you will probably face the same issue.RegardsYordan

OOO yordan thx manthat solved the problemjust made 127.0.0.1 to my lan ip against the listen settingand it works:))and thats cool software mark... thx for the link

You're welcome, nice to have been helpful

XAMPP is great and I have been using it since about 2002 or 2003 and I love it. you can also access your server with LOCALHOST/ThenTheFolderOrFileName.php from the other machines or even http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ try that and see what you get!