When I type www.localhost, where is index.html

[otuatail]

When I type www.localhost, where is index.html

I have asked this question on other news groups even Microsoft. Why is this such a hard question to answere. I have installed Apachi web server on my PC but when I type www.localhost into a web browser, I find myself looking at a difrent file.

HELP

 

[SnarkyTwit]

Hi Otuatail,

Try typing just localhost and leave out the www. That may work. If not, you can try typing 127.0.0.1

Hope that helps!
Snarks

 

[otuatail]

Got the t-shirt. I am a website developer. I know about 127.0.0.1.
I have a samsing 800G hard disk. Where is index.html. That is the problem. Where would bill gates put it. I assume it would be in a folder called htdocs/

When I said I typed in www.localhost, I DO get a web page displayed. Problem is locating that page.

 

[Corazon]

Which browser are you using? I was curious and typed "www.localhost" into my address bar in Firefox. It automatically changed to "www.localhost.com" and that site, whatever it is, gave me a 'connection was reset' error.

If you're actually able to load something from "www.localhost" then you must be running a local webserver on your computer; there's no other way. Neither Mr. Gates nor the size of your harddisk will have anything to do with it, nor am I quite sure why you think there's a folder "htdocs."

Describe the page you're seeing. What does it say? Better yet, can you show us a screenshot of it?

 

[MilesAhead]

If you're actually able to load something from "www.localhost" then you must be running a local webserver on your computer;

The OP is running Apache.

FAQ - Httpd Wiki

 

[Corazon]

The OP is running Apache.

FAQ - Httpd Wiki

Totally missed that.

 

[MilesAhead]

The OP is running Apache.

FAQ - Httpd Wiki

Totally missed that.

Happens to me all the time.

 

[otuatail]

If I open a browser like firefox or internet explorer and type in the url of a website and it comes up with a page does the website exsist? Yes it does. If I type www,localhost or 127.0.0.1 and a web page does apear with a welcome message does this page exsist. You say it does not exsist but if you search the internet you will fond information on this topic. On a new IIS instalation it would point to something like htdocs/index.html. it would be a html page. You thinkt that the page that I am looking at does not exsist anywhere not even on my local hard disk. This is very strange.

I remeber years ago when XP was out adding IIS to it and I definatly had a folder and file index.html created with a default page created. I could edit this page and even create a loacl website for development issues. But you seem to think that the page I am looking at in my web browser does not exsist.

 

[Corazon]

I simply missed the part in your original post saying you were running Apache, that's all.

Still not quite clear as to why you insist on typing www.localhost and not simply localhost, though. You also haven't said what the page looks like or what it tells you, yet.

Have you consulted the documentation for Apache to find an answer to your question? I'm not familiar with either Apache or IIS myself.

 

[MilesAhead]

If I open a browser like firefox or internet explorer and type in the url of a website and it comes up with a page does the website exsist? Yes it does. If I type www,localhost or 127.0.0.1 and a web page does apear with a welcome message does this page exsist. You say it does not exsist but if you search the internet you will fond information on this topic. On a new IIS instalation it would point to something like htdocs/index.html. it would be a html page. You thinkt that the page that I am looking at does not exsist anywhere not even on my local hard disk. This is very strange.

I remeber years ago when XP was out adding IIS to it and I definatly had a folder and file index.html created with a default page created. I could edit this page and even create a loacl website for development issues. But you seem to think that the page I am looking at in my web browser does not exsist.

If you search the FAQ in the link I posted it details how to point to the index.html page. That's why I posted it. Just use your browser search on "index.html" in the FAQ.

 

[richnrockville]

Am I being stupid by asking the question. search on index or start try both .html and .htm

just ignore this if I am being dumb..

Rich

 

[MilesAhead]

I don't know why everyone is so reluctant to do the search here:
FAQ - Httpd Wiki

Web pages can also be dynamic. There may not be a file named "index.html" lying around.

edit: I'm not a web programmer. But just from managing my own web page I know apache uses a file .htaccess that may prevent a directory from being indexed so that unauthorized people can't just look through every folder to see what's to be seen. The default .htaccess may be set up to block indexing of all folders for all I know. There are example .htaccess files on the web with the various commands explained. No need to reproduce those docs here.

 

[otuatail]

I keep saying that when I type in www.localhost or local host or even 127.0.0.1, I DO GET A WEB PAGE. I want to know where this html file exsists on my compuuter so I can edit it and use it for website development. Is this not clear to anyone?

 

[MilesAhead]

I keep saying that when I type in www.localhost or local host or even 127.0.0.1, I DO GET A WEB PAGE. I want to know where this html file exsists on my compuuter so I can edit it and use it for website development. Is this not clear to anyone?

And I asked you to search the relevant FAQ in the link, twice to see how it works. Can you not read the already documented information?


http://www.lestarte.com/pages/apache-tutorial-e.html

Web pages are often created dynamically

http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/default.asp

 

[Corazon]

I keep saying that when I type in www.localhost or local host or even 127.0.0.1, I DO GET A WEB PAGE. I want to know where this html file exsists on my compuuter so I can edit it and use it for website development. Is this not clear to anyone?

It is, but listen to the advice given by MilesAhead please. In addition I asked you twice to tell us what the webpage says.
Simply telling us "I get a webpage" is useless information for us, for all we know it could simply be a default 404 error page. Which would then mean there's no running webserver at localhost.

 

[roncerr]

...the relevant FAQ in the link...

If this is the link: FAQ - Httpd Wiki
I can't find a relevant link either by searching it for "localhost".

 

[giblets]

Using Apache HTTP Server on Microsoft Windows - Apache HTTP Server
If you did in fact see the Apache placeholder page then:
I am going to read the manual for you, I'm also trying to hold your hand but I think I can't reach
The default path is C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation under which a directory called Apache2.2 will be created by default.
Hmmm, I would start looking there.
if you already have a file called htdocs\index.html <------ is this it?!?!?!
I hope I have the correct version...

 

[otuatail]

if you already have a file called htdocs\index.html <------ is this it?!?!?!
Your school education is lost on you here. I was writing computer programs probably before you where born giblets.
I do know what a html file looks like. I also know that I do not have to install it in the default directory and that the directory would not be called Apache2.2 if this was not the version of Apache I installed.

I do know what I am doing. Need a professiona to help.

I installed apache_2.0.63-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi to

E:\Apache Group\

When I type http://localhost/ into any browser (Some here want to know what browser I am using for some strange reason)
I get a page that has two words

It Works.

If I type in http://localhost/index.html

I Get the same.
There is a folder with lots of html pages in difrent languages in

E:\Apachie Group\Apachie2\htdocs like
index.html.de, index.html.en, index.html.dk
BUT NO index.html

I Havw also
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\httpd.conf with
<Directory "E:/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs">

ServerRoot "E:/Apache Group/Apache2"
DocumentRoot "E:/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs" // No index.html herer
<Directory "E:/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"> // No index.html herer
UserDir "My Documents/My Website" // No such folder My Website

 

[cyclic]

Being a website developer this might be an obvious question.
Have you created an index page or are you expecting one already exists ?

 

[giblets]

"It works" is what the Apache placeholder page says.