[KLUG Members] Can't connect to localhost

[Robert G. Brown]

>Thanks for replying Bob,
>
>The 'dadabik' files are in  /my_dadabik  (root directory), phpmyadmin
>went into the default directory of a Suse install, in other words - I
>don't yet know. Damn.

Find the file httpd.conf On RH it is in /etc/httpd/conf. It may be in the same
place on SuSE... a good way to find it:
as root...
find / -name httpd\,conf -print

Now, look in that file for a line that starts with DocumentRoot, like:

DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"

cd to that dirctoy, and install the files there, preferably in a subdirectory.

if you unpack the files into a subsirectoy, like /var/www/html/whatever ,
you'll be able to run the install php script with

http://localhost/whatever/install.php

sometimes all of the files in a tar file end up in a subdirectory created
when thetar is unpacked. You might end up with a directory inside the 
"whatever" subdirectoy, but don't worry, all you have to do is add that to the 
URL:

http://localhost/whatever/something-else/install.php

perhaps 
mv /my_dadabi /var/www/html/my_dadabi
will work swell, and then the url is....

http://localhost/my_dadabi/install.php

Good luck with this!

							Regards,
							---> RGB <---

>> >Ok.  I installed Apache to act as an 'Intranet' server.  I'm trying to
>> >install one of two (actually both) programs that need to have part of
>> >their installation through a web browser. One is 'DaDaBIK' (Databases
>> >Interfaces Kreator) the other is 'PHPmyadmin'.  I know apache is
>> >installed, so now I get the 404 error on the files that are where the
>> >instructions say to put them. So I'm now this far along.  Ideas to help
>> >the frustrated are welcome. Thanks 
>> 
>> ******
>> Where did you put the files for each of these packages?
>> ******
>> 
>> >On Fri, 2003-04-25 at 05:46, Robert G. Brown wrote:
>> >> >I'm not currently running any web servers.  This is all on one machine
>> >> >and I didn't think that I would need to setup a web server just to
>> >> >create a user friendly GUI frontend to a simple MySQL database.  My
>> >> >first attempt at creating a database and GUI interface.  The database
>> >> >works fine from command line, so all I need is the interface.
>> >> 
>> >> Perhaps all you need is the interface, but what the SOFTWARE needs is a web 
>> >> server environment in order to run. The reason you're not connecting is 
>> >> becasue there is no web server on the local host. Install one and try it 
>> >> again.
>> >> 							Regards,
>> >> 							---> RGB <---
>> >> 
>> >> >
>> >> >On Fri, 2003-04-25 at 03:29, Robert G. Brown wrote:
>> >> >> >I'm trying to install a PHP frontend GUI for MySQL called dadabik.  To
>> >> >> >install you run "http://localhost/my_dadabik/install.php".  Problem is
>> >> >> >that I can't connect to "localhost"....
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Where is your web server running? Try connecting to that...
>> >
>> >Jon Smitley <lunitix@earthlink.net>
>> >
>
>-- 
>Jon Smitley <lunitix@earthlink.net>
>
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