Hi;
I'm a brand-spanking new "newbie when it comes to Apache web server. I'll be
atking a class next spring, but wanted to install it and "play" with it a bit
before then.
I'm running a knoppix (linux/X Windows GUI) virtual appliance within a Windows
XP enviroment (a DSL modem connected to a wireless router, with a firewall
enabled on the router). In looking at the contents of the virtual HD root
folder, the /etc/apache/ directory structure is present and contains the Apache
configuration files. So I took a "leap of faith" and assumed Apache server was
already installed & started on this image. But when I start the Firefox browser
and enter the url - http://localhost/ I got the following error message:
"Unable to connect. Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at the
locahost." So this has to mean the service isn't running. I don't see it listed
among the installed applications. Does X Windows have an equivalent of the
Microsoft Windows control panel? I checked under the control center, system,
utlities and settings but didn't find anything familiar. Do I need to do the
binary install from
http://www.uniontransit.com/apache/httpd/binaries/linux/
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards,
kp
