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win apache headbanger

         

topr8

11:45 am on Jun 13, 2007 (gmt 0)

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situation:

LAN test environment, a windows machine has apache installed and the apache, mysql and php folders have share permissions set over the network - obviously not ideal in a live environment but for testing this is ok.

problem: i cannot open /apache22/conf/httpd.conf over the LAN despite permissions as far as i can tell being set.

other files in the same folder can be opened and edited but not this one nor can i open the file known as deflate.conf additionally i cannot open php.ini yet i can open other files in the php folder

- with all the files that i cannot open i get an access denied message.

i'm wondering if somewhere there is a default setting that is preventing me from opening .ini and .conf files over the windows network, or perhaps some other reason.

i've done some preliminary searches on google without much luck unless i'm just not searching on the right terms.

naturally i have full admin rights on both the computer which is runing apache and the computer i'm trying to open the files from, so would be able to make any changes required.

any ideas?

vincevincevince

11:49 am on Jun 13, 2007 (gmt 0)

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This is just a random guess, but perhaps the file is locked open by Apache. Try restarting the server and not starting Apache, then editing the file.

topr8

6:10 pm on Jun 13, 2007 (gmt 0)

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good call, thanks for that .... but sadly that didn't do it.

i've just had to go to the actual machine and do the changes there, bit disruptive (it is someone's workstation as well as being the apache test server)

down to one of life mysteries i guess