when i try and view

[alliancep.s.i]

my php file using http://localhost/index.php or the other http://127.0.0.1/private/myfirstkiss.php method i get an error saying:
the connection was refused when attempting to contact the local hosst
im not using my firewall. what could be the problem?

[Wiedmann]

the connection was refused when attempting to contact the local hosst

There is no webserver running on your localhostö

[alliancep.s.i]

whats is the webserver? i have a server account with rem5.com do i have to connect it somehow...

[Dave_L]

The web server is Apache. Check that it's running.

[alliancep.s.i]

i got everything running except the current directory is set to ..\..\xamp\xamp
can anyone tell me or link me to how i could change it?

[skuipers]

i have a server account with rem5.com do i have to connect it somehow...

Well, what are you trying to do?

If you have an ISP running a site on rem5.com you should use the ISP's webserver. That will not be the XAMPP server of course, because the ISP has installed its own Apache (or IIS or whatever it may be). So to run your applications, upload your html applications to the ISP and run it from there. No XAMPP issue.

If you try to run your own server, you have got nothing to do with rem5.com. Use your own url, connected to your own IP number. Install your html applications locally under htdocs.