XAMPP set up - cannot see localhost

[Donna5dcp]

I brought to work with me the xampp-win32-1.5 3a-installer. I put it in a directory below the C Drive, ran it and have kept all of the default settings. Apache resides in C:/Program Files/xampp
I have not touched the hosts file or any conf files.
My explorer annoyingly keeps telling me that "Web Page unavailable while offline" and prompts me to click "Connnect" or "Stay Offline" if I click either of these I still get the Explorer page "Web page unavailable off line"

Could someone start me off please?

To add to this, I had read previous posts to run xampp-portcheck. I tried this, the MSDOS box appeared and disappeared so fast I couldn't read what it said. I did manage to get a small screenshot though bits were missing. It said ... ipt.runtime error: object doesnt... Thats all I can read

[Izzy]

In your browser click on File in the menu bar and see if there is a tick against Work Offline. If there is then click on it to remove the tick.

Now try again:
http://localhost

You also have to start the Apache server and the MySQL server.
Click on c:\program files\xampp\xampp-control.exe
Click on the Start buttons of your choice. Make sure they turn green.

The best way to see Port Check is to open a command prompt then execute the xampp-portcheck.exe
Click on Start in your Windows Task Bar
Click on Run...
Type cmd.exe
A command prompt will open.
Type cd c:\program files\xampp
You should now see:
C:\Program Files\xampp>
Type xampp-portcheck.exe
A window should open and stay open and you should see the results.

This may get you out of trouble for now.

[Donna5dcp]

Did exactly as you have said.
Ive unchecked the box, IE STILL prompts me to connect. I dont think thats the problem. Im not sure. IIS was a lot easier to set up than this!

Running port check tells me that checkports.vbs(30, 2) Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object doesnt support the property or method 'Exec'

Something in the script?

Im not running IIS so port 8- should be OK.

Thing is though Apache does not work!

[Izzy]

Did you follow stage 2 in the readme-en.txt file?

Try starting Apache using the bat files.

XAMPP should work straight out of the box and does so for 99% of installations if your Windows installation is not corrupt. You may have issues with your Windows or Firewall or Antivirus software.

I have not seen this error before on a normal Windows installation. I use XP Pro and have never had this issue and I can't replicate it.

[Donna5dcp]

Here we go. I might be onto something here:

I get error 40 with IE

It says:

Apache/2.2.2(Win32) DAV/2mod_ssl/2.2.2 OpenSSL/0.9.8b mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.1.4

[Izzy]

Here we go. I might be onto something here:

I get error 40 with IE

It says:

Apache/2.2.2(Win32) DAV/2mod_ssl/2.2.2 OpenSSL/0.9.8b mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.1.4

That should be 401 and Apache is now running.

Check xampp/apache/logs/error.log and paste it here if you can't understand it.

[Donna5dcp]

Apologies thats error 404

[Donna5dcp]

The only error I got was..


script 'C:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs/test.php' not found or unable to stat

There is No typos in this post! stat means STAT ??

[Donna5dcp]

SOLVED!

I went to http://localhost and it defaulted to http://localhost/xampp which is in German??? Could you tell me why?

For everyones records - I hadnt set up PHP to configure it (as per book WROX 0-7645-7966-5) so test.php wouldnt work.

The problem was IE was looking for http://www.msn.com by default. You need to change this is your internet setting to look for about:blank. Accept all the connection prompts, keep trying to connect....
It gets there


Thank You Izzy for your help.....

[Izzy]

...I went to http://localhost and it defaulted to http://localhost/xampp which is in German??? Could you tell me why?

XAMPP is created by a German crew.
http://localhost/xampp/splash.php
will give you a chance to change the language.

Glad all is working now for you.