Errors when trying to set up testing server in CS3

Question

Hi,
Ive tried to find the answer to this by googling, but cant
sort it out.
Ive been setting up php/apache/mysql in windows vista -
dwcs3.
Please bear in mind that I am very wet behind the ears with
all this , at
the moment.
Ive been working out of Davids Essentials - CS3 ver. book.
All was going
well. I tested php with the test.php page that was in the
book download.
Tested Apache - got the "It worked" page.
Ive got the Apache symbol in the bottom tray, with the little
green arrow in
the feather.
So far so - so good.
Then I set up the testing server stuff for dreamweaver. Used
the server
root .
Did everything - so I thought - by the instructions.
Tested a php page, by clicking on "live data view" in DW -
then got the
"Forbidden. You dont have permission to access
/php_testing/datatest_40uvgbduqp.php on this server"
Im lost at this point. I searched google, but cant really get
an answer to
it there, there was some stuff about changing permissions,
but Im not really
sure how to do this with a local site. and php/apache seemed
to be working
before setting up the testing server in DW.
Also, when I go to my browser and browse to
localhost/test.php or whatever,
it tells me it cant display the page, cos Im not logged in.
Any help, would be wonderful.
REgards
Fiona

Answer 1

After one headache, more googling, and hours of scanning the
apache
configuration file, I think I found it.
I had changed the root folder from the standard
C:/programfiles/apache..../etc to D:/htdocs but the
configuration file in
Apache was still showing the original root folder path.
Just for interest sake, if I did have to change the
permissions on files
that were just on my local computer, how do you do that, or
should I ever
need to do that?
Regards
Fiona
"fiona" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Ive tried to find the answer to this by googling, but
cant sort it out.
>
> Ive been setting up php/apache/mysql in windows vista -
dwcs3.
>
> Please bear in mind that I am very wet behind the ears
with all this , at
> the moment.
>
> Ive been working out of Davids Essentials - CS3 ver.
book. All was going
> well. I tested php with the test.php page that was in
the book download.
> Tested Apache - got the "It worked" page.
>
> Ive got the Apache symbol in the bottom tray, with the
little green arrow
> in the feather.
>
> So far so - so good.
>
> Then I set up the testing server stuff for dreamweaver.
Used the server
> root .
> Did everything - so I thought - by the instructions.
>
> Tested a php page, by clicking on "live data view" in DW
- then got the
> "Forbidden. You dont have permission to access
> /php_testing/datatest_40uvgbduqp.php on this server"
>
> Im lost at this point. I searched google, but cant
really get an answer
> to it there, there was some stuff about changing
permissions, but Im not
> really sure how to do this with a local site. and
php/apache seemed to be
> working before setting up the testing server in DW.
>
> Also, when I go to my browser and browse to
localhost/test.php or
> whatever, it tells me it cant display the page, cos Im
not logged in.
>
> Any help, would be wonderful.
> REgards
> Fiona
>
>