First off read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example.com
After that make sure you have your copy of cake in your www folder. Than (if the server is on your machine your working from) try looking at http://localhost/ On Sep 9, 1:23 pm, "Jerry Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks...install of xampp went like a charm...am running XAMPP Control Panal > Application and see Apache, MySQL, FileZilla, and Mercury...but where is > CAKE? or am I trying to have my cake and eat it too? > > Cheers, > > Pittore > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donkeybob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CakePHP" <cake-php@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:48 AM > Subject: Re: Need help on Install > > one word . . . .xampp. > > for xp, it is the beez kneez . . . > > set up is easy and everything is done for you. apache, mysql, > php . . . .then edit the httpd.conf to add a virtual host. > > i run many development sites from this configuration > > On Sep 8, 8:09 pm, Pittore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have apache2 up and running on my Windows XP Pro laptop > > > I have established the following directory structure: > > > Apache2 > > htdocs > > cake > > > When I typehttp://www.example.com/cakeorhttp://www.example.com/ > > I get "Page not found" > > > some kind soul sent me these suggestions: > > > 1. Create a simple static VirtualHost under Apache based on the > > simplehost > > example configuration file > > C:\www\Apache22\conf\extra\vhosts\_static\simplehost.com.conf > > a. Resave file as mydomain.com.conf, in the same folder, to duplicate > > it. > > b. Update all occurrences of 'simplehost.com' to 'mydomain.com' > > within. > > c. Create folder C:\www\Apache22\conf\extra\vhosts\_static\mydomain.com > > \ > > d. Create folder C:\www\vhosts\_static\mydomain.com\ to be used as > > the > > container for this VirtualHost. > > e. Create log folder C:\Apache22\logs\mydomain.com\ > > > 2. Unpack cakephp as folder C:\www\vhosts\_static\mydomain.com\cake\ > > > 3. Modify this VirtualHost's configuration [mydomain.com.conf] and > > change > > DocumentRoot from... > > DocumentRoot "C:/www/vhosts/_static/mydomain.com" > > To... > > DocumentRoot "C:/www/vhosts/_static/mydomain.com/cake/app/webroot" > > > 4. Restart Apache. > > > However, I am stuck on step 1a and b...I don't know where to find the > > file: > > > 'simplehost.com' > > > any suggestions? Help...I have been trying to configure cake now for > > 4 days am getting frustrated. > > > -- Pittore --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
