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Audioicon
Joined: 21 Aug 2008
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 Posted: Thu 21 Aug '08 6:01 Post subject: Trouble Configuring Apache on Windows |
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Hello everyone, this is my very first post in this forum. I'm very new to Apache. I'm currently learning PHP and need to install Apache on my computer to create a local sever for testing my pages.
I'm reading the book PHP Solutions - Dynamic Web design Made Easy, by David Powers.
I have configured the httpd.conf as instructed by the author but when I tried to save the configured file, I get the following error message.
cannot create the C:\program Files\Apache\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf file
I installed Apache in the default directory chosen by Windows during the installation process.
The book seemed helpful but does not cover recent software updates and this can be confusing.
I have heard very conflicting reports regarding all in one packages like XAMPP and that it's not endorsed by PHP.
Any ideas? Also is there a step by step guide that walks you through these installation process? I'm currently searching other areas.
For not I cannot save the httpd.conf file in windows Vista.
Thanks for your help and patients.
Patrick |
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GreenMotion
Joined: 21 Aug 2008
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That doesn't sound at all Apache related; even when Apache is running, it does not put an exclusive lock on httpd.conf.
How did you configure your httpd.conf?
Did you start out with a blank httpd.conf and then try to save it into that directory?
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did you launch your editor, load httpd.conf from that directory, make changes and try to save it back?
In case of the latter, have you done a right-click properties on the file? Is it toggled as read-only perhaps? |
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Audioicon
Joined: 21 Aug 2008
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| Posted: Fri 22 Aug '08 3:55 Post subject: |
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| GreenMotion wrote: | That doesn't sound at all Apache related; even when Apache is running, it does not put an exclusive lock on httpd.conf.
How did you configure your httpd.conf?
Did you start out with a blank httpd.conf and then try to save it into that directory?
or
did you launch your editor, load httpd.conf from that directory, make changes and try to save it back?
In case of the latter, have you done a right-click properties on the file? Is it toggled as read-only perhaps? |
I found the problem, I had to disable Windows UAC, this was causing Apache to install in the wrong directory so when I opened the file in notepad, edit them and tried to save them, it says directory does not exist, it explains I needed to recreate the path.
Have you experience this before?
Patrick |
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