Topic: apache 32 bit and vista 64 bit?

[kamullis]

Hi,

I have been trying over and over to get apache to install on my tablet running vista 64. Everything seems to install fine but then when i enter http://localhost into my browser url I get an error message. I've tried everything. Made sure nothing is running on port 80 turned off uac and windows defender. I even uninstalled my internet security software. Is this just not possible with 32 bit apache? Someone please help before my head explodes

[glsmith]

What error message? Might help someone here point you in the right direction. As I understand things someone correct me if I am wrong, Apache32 does work on x86_64. It's getting Apache64 built that has been the beast of burden.

[kamullis]

just the typical message you get when you try to navigate to a page and you aren't connected to the interenet.

[glsmith]

ok ...

try http://127.0.0.1

if that works add to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no file extension)

127.0.0.1 localhost

[kamullis]

thank you, thank you, thank you! oh man. I never would have figured that out. sorry to ask for more after you were just such a big help, but do you think you could give me a brief description of why that was the issue. again sorry, but i just have this thing where i'm not satisfied with what, i also want to knwo why.

thanks again. that was driving me nuts.

[glsmith]

I know I've gone thru this before so here comes the abridged version since I cannot seem to search it up on this forum.

Simply put, localhost is just a hostname, like any www.domain.name. Computers do not understand these, only numerical addresses. People do not remember IP addresses, so there needed to be an in between. In the outside world we have DNS, on our windows, we have that file that is looked at prior to the OS going out to the DNS server to get the address of the hostname.

Now, put 127.0.0.1 www.google.com in there and try to get to go to http://www.google.com.

Now my Vista homebody basic came with that included in the file, I've never seen a default Windows install post Win 3.11 without. I imagine some piece of software that was installed changed/removed it in your case.

[kamullis]

so 127.0.0.1 is the IP address for windows local server and for some reason it wasn't assigned to localhost. thanks all the help. you saved me some serious stress.

[glsmith]

you are quite welcome