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On my XP SP2 PCs I have been experimenting with various database
installations involving
XAMPP, WAMP, and manual installation of Apache, PHP, MySQL etc.
I am confused at the exact methodology that will ensure that when I enter
localhost in the browser, that I will access what I am wanting to access.
Can anyone clarify, or refer me to a good article, tutorial or ebook on the
subject.
Because when it "just does not work" any consequential error messages are
usually less than helpful.
TIA

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> On my XP SP2 PCs I have been experimenting with various database
> installations involving
> XAMPP, WAMP, and manual installation of Apache, PHP, MySQL etc.
> I am confused at the exact methodology that will ensure that when I
> enter localhost in the browser, that I will access what I am wanting
> to access. Can anyone clarify, or refer me to a good article, tutorial
> or ebook on the subject.
> Because when it "just does not work" any consequential error messages
> are usually less than helpful.
> TIA
>
>
>

The best way I have found to hunt down errors is to Google them. It
also depends on what is causing the error, the scriping language or the
db program. Usually, the error message will be pretty specific as to
which is causing the error. DB messages usually say something about the
query not being right, etc., while programming messages usually give a
line number where the error is occurring.

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KiwiBrian wrote:
> On my XP SP2 PCs I have been experimenting with various database
> installations involving
> XAMPP, WAMP, and manual installation of Apache, PHP, MySQL etc.
> I am confused at the exact methodology that will ensure that when I enter
> localhost in the browser, that I will access what I am wanting to access.
> Can anyone clarify, or refer me to a good article, tutorial or ebook on the
> subject.
> Because when it "just does not work" any consequential error messages are
> usually less than helpful.
> TIA
>
>

You'll probably have better luck posting at: alt.apache.configuration

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"Ed Mullen" <> wrote in message
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> KiwiBrian wrote:
>> On my XP SP2 PCs I have been experimenting with various database
>> installations involving
>> XAMPP, WAMP, and manual installation of Apache, PHP, MySQL etc.
>> I am confused at the exact methodology that will ensure that when I enter
>> localhost in the browser, that I will access what I am wanting to access.
>> Can anyone clarify, or refer me to a good article, tutorial or ebook on
>> the
>> subject.
>> Because when it "just does not work" any consequential error messages are
>> usually less than helpful.
>> TIA
>>
>>
>
> You'll probably have better luck posting at: alt.apache.configuration

Wonderful!! I didn't know about this NewsGroup.
Exactly what I need.