Name: localhost

Type Unknown File Type - What needs adjustment

[skibum]

Trying to get Apache, PhP, MySQL going locally on a Win XP machine but get the error in the thread name.

Something needs to be adjusted but not sure what. Any suggestions?

[BlackRaven]

are you using foxServ? If so you will need to disable XP SP2 Firewall

[skibum]

This is all new to me, so not sure what foxServ is. Windows firewall is off, Norton is on.

Figured it might be something in one of the config files, but not sure.

[jdMorgan]

> but get the error in the thread name.

Try searching for the error message in quotes.

If that doesn't help, please post it, so we have some idea what's going on.

Jim

[skibum]

Thanks Jim,

When localhost is typed into the browser a box pops up and says

"File Download - Security Warning

Do you want to save this file?

Name: localhost

Type: Unknown File Type, 304 bytes

From localhost"

In c:/htdocs

There is an index.htm and an index.php file but it looks like the system doesn't recognize the file or know what to do with it so it puts up the security warning.

[jdMorgan]

This is an IE-specific behaviour, I think. Try another browser or change your Local Intranet security settings in IE.

You might also have a MIME-type problem -- See Apache mod_mime AddType.

Jim

[BlackRaven]

foxserv (basically packages apache, mysql & php in one neat package)...anyways for me for some reason IE wont log into [localhost...] however firefox did.

[jdMorgan]

Yeah, I forgot to mention this, but if you're running XP SP2, see Microsoft knowledge base article KB884020 [microsoft.com].

There is a downloadable patch for loopback address range (localhost) problems under XP SP2.

Jim

[mikelly]

did [127.0.0.1...] work?