[thelist] Using Apache as intranet and development server on broadband

Rob Wilson rob.wilson at bean-stalk.net
Sun Sep 15 02:29:45 CDT 2002


lo Keith,

KU> 1) I am assuming that ZoneAlarm Pro will keep interlopers out despite by
KU> Apache config file currently saying:

KU>  Order allow,deny
KU>     Allow from all
KU> # Scary default that I only found out about this morning after about 6
KU> months!

It might do, depends whether you allowed apache to access the internet
... ie allowed it to run an internet facing server.

KU> 2) I would like to build a portal with our bookmarks (and maybe install some
KU> older browsers on the other machine) but I can't get the second machine to
KU> "see" Apache. Typing http://localhost/ on the second machine returns "Cannot
KU> find server or DNS error". ZoneAlarm Pro has the network as part of the
KU> trusted zone. Substituting the ip address at the time gives "Bad Gateway".

http://localhost/ will fall over as your wifes machine is looking on
her own machine for the server, which obviously will fail.  As to the
2nd it should work fine have you tried http://<you machine name>/ ?
That sometimes works and is worth a try in any case.

KU> 3) because I'm generating my html dynamically via PHP I would like to be
KU> able to give the validator a URI corresponding to my server (which is not a
KU> proper domain) so that I can validate html on the fly (via HTML-Kit) before
KU> uploading it to the production server. Again local host and the ip address
KU> don't work.

You'd have to allow apache access to the internet, and then point the
validator at your INTERNET ip address. If you don't know what that is
get a command prompt up and type "ipconfig" (on your w2k machine).
And it's the one which you didn't setup yourself.

KU> TIA

HTH

--
Rob
rob at bean-stalk.net





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