Okay so a continuation from this question, where you experts intro'd me to WAMP, which can basically execute PHP within a Windows XP environment. So now I've got it installed, but the tray icon forever shows YELLOW, and when I visit any PHP page in my browser, it just shows me the PHP source! Also, when I visit "http://localhost/" in I...
In FireFox3 when I go to URL's such as: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/A/4AA524C6-239D-47FF-860B-5B397199CBF8/windows-kb890830-v2.7.exe I get a 404 error for the URL locally on my XAMPP installation I use for local development. It has to do with the .exe I think but I can't figure out why. Whats the problem? Object not f...
WAMP installed fine, no problems, BUT... When going to phpMyAdmin, I get the error from phpMyAdmin as follows: "Cannot load mysqli extension. Please check your PHP configuration". Also, phpMyAdmin documentation explains this error message as follows: "To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called "MySQL exte...
I am trying to learn Ruby on Rails, I have followed the instructions from this page to get rails installed on my PC. I am also trying to follow this webcast to try and learn the language and framework. Everything is working so far, apart from the fact that I cannot access http://localhost:3000 http://0.0.0.0:3000 http://127.0.0.1:3000, ...
Hi, I'm learning PHP and I want to use the mail() function from my localhost. I have WAMP installed and a Gmail account. I know that the SMTP for Gmail is smtp.gmail.com and the port is 465 (more info from gmail). What I need to configure in WAMP so I can use the mail() function? Thanks!! ...
Hi My Crystal Reports is working well in the localhost but not on the server. When I press the calender in crystal report, it shows Run time Error.Iam using ASP.NET 2.0,vb.net,SQL 2005 how can i configure crystal report in the server ...
I'm developing PHP on a mac. As per other suggestions, I've set the workspace to be in the HTDOCS folder of MAMP. Unfortunately, this means I cannot use links to '/' as I would in production. Any suggestions? Relatedly, the workspace seems to prevent references to build paths outside the workspace, yet I would Like to keep my sensitiv...
I'm on a mac server. From my home directory, I can get to mysql on the command line. But apps I install (I've tried phpMyAdmin and then Wordpress) can't connect to mysql@localhost. Suggestions on troubleshooting the problem? Also, how can I tell what port mysql is running on? ...
I used to run web applications all the time on my laptop, no problems, I am using VWD 2008 Express, i have the latest framework, Windows Vista Home Basic...etc.. Now, when ever i try to run a website, or even chose to Show a Page in Browser from Within VWD, the browser (both IE and Firefox) keeps looking for www.localhost.com... I tried...
If I have an applet embedded in a webpage and I want it to connect to server side software (also written in Java) how can I do this properly on a windows machine running local host? Would I have to run the java application from within the localhost directory and access the applet html from a browser (i.e. localhost/applet.html)? From wh...
I am starting to develop a site which basically acts as WordPress MU, in the sense that a user can signup and have their own blog. I will be coding this in Rails, however I am hoping to be able to utilize wildcard subdomains, so I can use the format such as blog.example.com. I've done some searching but I can't find any good resources. ...
Is it possible to get two separate programs to communicate on the same computer (one-way only) over UDP through localhost/127... by sharing the same port #? We're working on a student project in which we need to send UDP packets containing some telemetry between two computers. The program that generates these packets is proprietary, b...
I want to know if there is a recommended way of determining if an asp application is running locally. At the moment I use the Request object and do a string search for localhost or 127.0.0.1 on the server variable but this has several limitations. The biggest one being that the Request object is not always available when I need it. ...
What's the difference between these lines: ::1 localhost ...and 127.0.0.1 localhost in Windows hosts file? Initially I had the line of the first kind in my hosts file and typing localhost in the browser led me to 127.0.0.1. Then I didn't use localhost prompt in the browser for some time, and when I needed to use ...
I use an installation of Xampp to test my files locally before I upload them to my web server. My web pages usually contain a lot of 'hardcoded' links, which means to test any links (or any forms etc) I need to change the hardcoded link to point to localhost, and then rechange it after I am done testing. What I am looking for is a way t...
This might be a 'duh' question after all. Are there any caveats running an asp.net (3.5) application on a local host? Assuming I have all the required services installed, I am looking for pitfalls/ troubles in terms of database access reporting/ charting and other such features performance The main reason for this is that the app ...
I have a problem when I run the web application project. It gives me the following error: The error occurs with Web Application Projects and Web Site Projects. I tried the following URL, but it gives me the same error: http://localhost:3306/mobileApplication This to enter the database: http://localhost:3306/TheLostNumberApplicatio...
When I am running CherryPy Hello World: import cherrypy class HelloWorld: def index(self): return "Hello world!" index.exposed = True cherrypy.config.update({'server.socket_port': 8080,}) cherrypy.quickstart(HelloWorld()) ... I get this: IOError: Port 8080 not bound on 'localhost'. What could it be? ...
I'm testing a ClickOnce application deployment. I have setup a virtual directory on my machine (running IIS). I have specified http://localhost/SampleApplication as the Installation Folder URL in the Publish tab of Visual Studio. However, when I publish the application I get the following error: Warning: Files could not be downloade...
I installed xampp 1.6.8 and for some reason it did'nt work. Later realized port 80 is not free or not listening. How can I release it or make it free? Thanks a lot! ...