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Abusername · 02-21-2009, 03:58 AM

Hi. I just joined this forum, mainly to get this question answered, but also because I anticipate having more questions as I am brand new to PHP and scripting/coding.

First thing I'm having trouble with is getting my workflow set up. I've been following PHP tutorials, scripting in Dreamweaver and uploading to the server to test. Obviously this is not efficient.

So I installed XAMPP and everything checks out fine (MySQL, PHP, Perl, CGI, and SSI are all "Activated"). But when I try to open http://127.0.0.1/index.html it doesn't take me to the page, but instead forwards me to http://127.0.0.1/xampp/index.php
The index.html in there is my own, so I can't figure out why it doesn't show up.

Also, what are the recommended settings for Dreamweaver when using XAMPP?
In other words, do I need to move my local folder to XAMPP's "htdocs" folder or can I leave my local folder where it is and just change the testing server info?

Abusername · 02-21-2009, 03:31 PM

Turns out that to resolve the automatic redirecting issue I simply needed to clear my cache!

As for the Dreamweaver settings though I am still struggling.

tailender1 · 02-22-2009, 05:31 PM

well you to create a folder of your own like myfolder in htdocs folder and now place your index.html here. You run xampp and access it like
http://localhost/myfolder/index.html.
By way if you want to place your index.html in htdocs folder then delete index.php file in htdocs folder to stop redirecting to xampp/index.php

Abusername · 02-24-2009, 04:24 AM

OK, that makes sense. Thanks!

So I could have multiple sites in there like:
/htdocs/site1/index.html
/htdocs/site2/index.html
/htdocs/site3/index.html

tailender1 · 02-24-2009, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abusername

OK, that makes sense. Thanks!

So I could have multiple sites in there like:
/htdocs/site1/index.html
/htdocs/site2/index.html
/htdocs/site3/index.html

yup
its the right way