Trying to make my computer a testing server

[L*M]

I installed the package XAMPP I successfully. I think it's running because I
got a message that said so. Anyway, I have some php files that I want to test
on my computer, but it doesn't seem to be working. Whenever I go to "preview in
browser" for my Dreamweaver PHP file, I am taken to the site below. This has
happened before. I don't know this site. Where did it come from? I hope someone
can explain to me why this happens. Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you.

[url]http://www.moddingzone.com/news/?m=view&id=483[/url]

Also, I really need pointers on how to setup the configuration for the Testing
Server in Dreamweaver MX. Thank you, thank you.

[Deaf Web Designer]

Are you fluent with PHP?

[L*M]

No, I'm still trying to learn PHP. What I think I understand is that I need to
create create PHP files with Dreamweaver, because I'm using a shopping cart
called WA_cart from WebAssist. But to test these files I need to install Apache
and PHP. Correct? Well, they're installed and running. So why isn't it working?
Sure wish someone can help me with simple instructions. Thanks.

[Murray *ACE*]

XAMPP may be the source of your problem.

What is your OS?

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"L*M" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> No, I'm still trying to learn PHP. What I think I understand is that I
> need to
> create create PHP files with Dreamweaver, because I'm using a shopping
> cart
> called WA_cart from WebAssist. But to test these files I need to install
> Apache
> and PHP. Correct? Well, they're installed and running. So why isn't it
> working?
> Sure wish someone can help me with simple instructions. Thanks.
>

[L*M]

Mac OS X 10.3.9

Whenever I startup XAMPP, I get this:

Starting XAMPP for MacOSX 0.5 ...
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP4) ...
XAMPP: Starting MySQL ...
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD ...
XAMPP for MacOS X started.

I dunno ? I think maybe my configuration in Dreamweaver may be wrong. The one
for Testing Server.

Hope you can help. Thanks.

[Murray *ACE*]

Do you have David Powers' book "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8"? He gives
explicit instructions in there for how to get things going with Macs. (*and
he warns not to use XAMPP*)

What do you get when you browse to [url]http://localhost?[/url]

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"L*M" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ehif4g$l6e$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Mac OS X 10.3.9
>
> Whenever I startup XAMPP, I get this:
>
> Starting XAMPP for MacOSX 0.5 ...
> XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP4) ...
> XAMPP: Starting MySQL ...
> XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD ...
> XAMPP for MacOS X started.
>
> I dunno ? I think maybe my configuration in Dreamweaver may be wrong. The
> one
> for Testing Server.
>
> Hope you can help. Thanks.
>