Website help

[Yek]

If your on the machine 127.0.0.1 (localhost/ in some browsers) /the dir and filename.php
you may also need to configure the port in the url
e.g 127.0.0.1:8080/dir/file.php

If the machine is another one the network make sure you use the netowrk ip address and not that of localhost.

For you FTP just set your host as the internal ip or localhost, this is of corse, being this particular server supports FTP

Has that helped any?

Cheers,

~ Tkey

 

[CrazeD]

I have used WAMP before but there's one thing I couldn't figure out:
How to FTP via localhost. If anyone can point out instructions, I'll appreciate it.

Another reason why I avoid WAMP is that it uses a lot of my computer resources. So YMMV.

For these two reason alone, I just find it much easier to get a junk domain on cheap hosting and install the software and work on the website in real time. Just add disallows on robots.txt to keep the website private.

And BTW, Dreamweaver C4 rocks for me.

Download an FTP server such as FileZilla and then configure what directories you want to connect to. Then just type the computer's IP (for another PC on the network) or type http://localhost as the address.

 

[latamesh]

Download an FTP server such as FileZilla and then configure what directories you want to connect to. Then just type the computer's IP (for another PC on the network) or type http://localhost as the address.

I've always used FileZilla, best FTP software in the universe.

My problem was the FTP settings. I've tried the localhost route and didn't have luck. Maybe I didn't type it the right way.

Are you sure it's http://localhost and not ftp.localhost? What about port?

 

[Druid]

If your on the machine 127.0.0.1 (localhost/ in some browsers) /the dir and filename.php
you may also need to configure the port in the url
e.g 127.0.0.1:8080/dir/file.php

If the machine is another one the network make sure you use the netowrk ip address and not that of localhost.

For you FTP just set your host as the internal ip or localhost, this is of corse, being this particular server supports FTP

Has that helped any?

Cheers,

~ Tkey

I'm not sure what you're talking about exactly.

 

[Yek]

Which bit don't you understand

Are you using an ftp client or your web browser?

Cheers,

~ Tkey

 

[Druid]

web browser, internet explorer

How do I know I if I'm on a 127.0.0.1 machinr or not or what port I need to type in?

 

[latamesh]

Which bit don't you understand

Are you using an ftp client or your web browser?

Cheers,

~ Tkey

If you're asking me, it's FTP Client. I never go the browser route.

 

[CrazeD]

I've always used FileZilla, best FTP software in the universe.

My problem was the FTP settings. I've tried the localhost route and didn't have luck. Maybe I didn't type it the right way.

Are you sure it's http://localhost and not ftp.localhost? What about port?

It is ftp://localhost if you're in a web browser yes, but if you're using an FTP client you'll need a address so you use localhost or http://localhost

web browser, internet explorer

How do I know I if I'm on a 127.0.0.1 machinr or not or what port I need to type in?

127.0.0.1 is always there. Just type http://localhost, that works too.

 

[Druid]

I'll give it a try today. If I can't make any progress in class today, I'm going to have to go another route. It is getting close to deadline. As a result, if there is an even more dumbed down version of the guide I found (most likely not), I would be grateful if someone could link it. The only problem with not doing this is I have no ideas.

 

[CrazeD]

It can't really get any simpler. You install it like you would a game, or any other piece of software, then you go to the htdocs or www folder (on AppServ it is C:\AppServ\www by default) and put your html/php files in there. Then you go to http://localhost/your-php-file.php in your browser. Voila.