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Question from total novice
Hi,
I know this question probably just reflects my ignorance but I have to start
somewhere...
I'm running Apache under Win2000 and using MS Frontpage as my editor. I
don't really know much about Frontpage but put up a site for a laugh for a
few friends.
Now, Frontpage creates index.htm as it's index file while Apache seems to be
using index.html.en and that is fine as that's what the docs said. However,
when you access my web page the "home page" is unformatted and looks very
odd indeed. Certainly nothing like what I would expect. I believe this is
because the page you are getting is index.html.en, into which I copied the
contents of index.htm.
Once you actually navigate into the rest of the web then things start to
look like they should and when you click the "home" link the index page then
looks fine, probably because it is loading index.htm. You can take a look on
www.prodshopping.com should you wish.
So, I guess that either I need to make Apache use index.htm as it's "home"
page or make Frontpage recognise index.html.en as a normal page and apply
the style to it. However, that is only a guess.
I would be grateful for any suggestions as to simple steps I can take to
solve this problem. What worries me even more is that it was working fine
until this morning so I must have done something silly.
Thanks,
Philip.
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RE: Question from total novice
Posted by Philip Blair <ph...@zen.co.uk>.
Thanks for that, that wasn't obvious to me though it seems simple now.
Things appear to be working as they should again.
As an aside to this can anyone recommend any good, simple, books on Apache
for real beginners?
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Schorer [mailto:aschorer@warpedlight.com]
Sent: 04 May 2002 18:20
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: RE: Question from total novice
In the conf file, you should see a line that looks somewhat like this:
DirectoryIndex index.html home.html home.htm
The files specified on that line are recognized by apache as valid index
pages. Simply add 'index.htm' to it, and restart apache.
On Sat, 4 May 2002, Philip Blair wrote:
> Thanks for that, how do I configure Apache to "see" the index.htm file as
> the home page? I have read the docs but can't seem to work this bit out
and
> can't see anywhere in the .conf file that seems to do it, at least not
> simply.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack L. Stone [mailto:jack@sage-one.net]
> Sent: 04 May 2002 18:20
> To: users@httpd.apache.org; users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Question from total novice
>
>
> At 06:04 PM 5.4.2002 +0100, Philip Blair wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I know this question probably just reflects my ignorance but I have to
> start
> >somewhere...
> >
> >I'm running Apache under Win2000 and using MS Frontpage as my editor. I
> >don't really know much about Frontpage but put up a site for a laugh for
a
> >few friends.
> >
> >Now, Frontpage creates index.htm as it's index file while Apache seems to
> be
> >using index.html.en and that is fine as that's what the docs said.
However,
> >when you access my web page the "home page" is unformatted and looks very
> >odd indeed. Certainly nothing like what I would expect. I believe this is
> >because the page you are getting is index.html.en, into which I copied
the
> >contents of index.htm.
> >
> >Once you actually navigate into the rest of the web then things start to
> >look like they should and when you click the "home" link the index page
> then
> >looks fine, probably because it is loading index.htm. You can take a look
> on
> >www.prodshopping.com should you wish.
> >
> >So, I guess that either I need to make Apache use index.htm as it's
"home"
> >page or make Frontpage recognise index.html.en as a normal page and apply
> >the style to it. However, that is only a guess.
> >
> >I would be grateful for any suggestions as to simple steps I can take to
> >solve this problem. What worries me even more is that it was working fine
> >until this morning so I must have done something silly.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Philip.
> >
>
> Just rename the home page file index.html.en (English version) as
> index.html.en.bak (if you want to keep it) and then make sure Apache is
> configured to see "htm" and "htmls" as one of the "index" files. Then
leave
> the index.htm of choice as the home page.... the one you created on
purpose
> by FrontPage....
>
> .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jack L. Stone
> Server Admin
>
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RE: Question from total novice
Posted by Anthony Schorer <as...@warpedlight.com>.
In the conf file, you should see a line that looks somewhat like this:
DirectoryIndex index.html home.html home.htm
The files specified on that line are recognized by apache as valid index
pages. Simply add 'index.htm' to it, and restart apache.
On Sat, 4 May 2002, Philip Blair wrote:
> Thanks for that, how do I configure Apache to "see" the index.htm file as
> the home page? I have read the docs but can't seem to work this bit out and
> can't see anywhere in the .conf file that seems to do it, at least not
> simply.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack L. Stone [mailto:jack@sage-one.net]
> Sent: 04 May 2002 18:20
> To: users@httpd.apache.org; users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Question from total novice
>
>
> At 06:04 PM 5.4.2002 +0100, Philip Blair wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I know this question probably just reflects my ignorance but I have to
> start
> >somewhere...
> >
> >I'm running Apache under Win2000 and using MS Frontpage as my editor. I
> >don't really know much about Frontpage but put up a site for a laugh for a
> >few friends.
> >
> >Now, Frontpage creates index.htm as it's index file while Apache seems to
> be
> >using index.html.en and that is fine as that's what the docs said. However,
> >when you access my web page the "home page" is unformatted and looks very
> >odd indeed. Certainly nothing like what I would expect. I believe this is
> >because the page you are getting is index.html.en, into which I copied the
> >contents of index.htm.
> >
> >Once you actually navigate into the rest of the web then things start to
> >look like they should and when you click the "home" link the index page
> then
> >looks fine, probably because it is loading index.htm. You can take a look
> on
> >www.prodshopping.com should you wish.
> >
> >So, I guess that either I need to make Apache use index.htm as it's "home"
> >page or make Frontpage recognise index.html.en as a normal page and apply
> >the style to it. However, that is only a guess.
> >
> >I would be grateful for any suggestions as to simple steps I can take to
> >solve this problem. What worries me even more is that it was working fine
> >until this morning so I must have done something silly.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Philip.
> >
>
> Just rename the home page file index.html.en (English version) as
> index.html.en.bak (if you want to keep it) and then make sure Apache is
> configured to see "htm" and "htmls" as one of the "index" files. Then leave
> the index.htm of choice as the home page.... the one you created on purpose
> by FrontPage....
>
> .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jack L. Stone
> Server Admin
>
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RE: Question from total novice
Posted by Philip Blair <ph...@zen.co.uk>.
Thanks for that, how do I configure Apache to "see" the index.htm file as
the home page? I have read the docs but can't seem to work this bit out and
can't see anywhere in the .conf file that seems to do it, at least not
simply.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack L. Stone [mailto:jack@sage-one.net]
Sent: 04 May 2002 18:20
To: users@httpd.apache.org; users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: Re: Question from total novice
At 06:04 PM 5.4.2002 +0100, Philip Blair wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I know this question probably just reflects my ignorance but I have to
start
>somewhere...
>
>I'm running Apache under Win2000 and using MS Frontpage as my editor. I
>don't really know much about Frontpage but put up a site for a laugh for a
>few friends.
>
>Now, Frontpage creates index.htm as it's index file while Apache seems to
be
>using index.html.en and that is fine as that's what the docs said. However,
>when you access my web page the "home page" is unformatted and looks very
>odd indeed. Certainly nothing like what I would expect. I believe this is
>because the page you are getting is index.html.en, into which I copied the
>contents of index.htm.
>
>Once you actually navigate into the rest of the web then things start to
>look like they should and when you click the "home" link the index page
then
>looks fine, probably because it is loading index.htm. You can take a look
on
>www.prodshopping.com should you wish.
>
>So, I guess that either I need to make Apache use index.htm as it's "home"
>page or make Frontpage recognise index.html.en as a normal page and apply
>the style to it. However, that is only a guess.
>
>I would be grateful for any suggestions as to simple steps I can take to
>solve this problem. What worries me even more is that it was working fine
>until this morning so I must have done something silly.
>
>Thanks,
>Philip.
>
Just rename the home page file index.html.en (English version) as
index.html.en.bak (if you want to keep it) and then make sure Apache is
configured to see "htm" and "htmls" as one of the "index" files. Then leave
the index.htm of choice as the home page.... the one you created on purpose
by FrontPage....
.... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/
Best regards,
Jack L. Stone
Server Admin
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Re: Question from total novice
Posted by "Jack L. Stone" <ja...@sage-one.net>.
At 06:04 PM 5.4.2002 +0100, Philip Blair wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I know this question probably just reflects my ignorance but I have to start
>somewhere...
>
>I'm running Apache under Win2000 and using MS Frontpage as my editor. I
>don't really know much about Frontpage but put up a site for a laugh for a
>few friends.
>
>Now, Frontpage creates index.htm as it's index file while Apache seems to be
>using index.html.en and that is fine as that's what the docs said. However,
>when you access my web page the "home page" is unformatted and looks very
>odd indeed. Certainly nothing like what I would expect. I believe this is
>because the page you are getting is index.html.en, into which I copied the
>contents of index.htm.
>
>Once you actually navigate into the rest of the web then things start to
>look like they should and when you click the "home" link the index page then
>looks fine, probably because it is loading index.htm. You can take a look on
>www.prodshopping.com should you wish.
>
>So, I guess that either I need to make Apache use index.htm as it's "home"
>page or make Frontpage recognise index.html.en as a normal page and apply
>the style to it. However, that is only a guess.
>
>I would be grateful for any suggestions as to simple steps I can take to
>solve this problem. What worries me even more is that it was working fine
>until this morning so I must have done something silly.
>
>Thanks,
>Philip.
>
Just rename the home page file index.html.en (English version) as
index.html.en.bak (if you want to keep it) and then make sure Apache is
configured to see "htm" and "htmls" as one of the "index" files. Then leave
the index.htm of choice as the home page.... the one you created on purpose
by FrontPage....
.... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/
Best regards,
Jack L. Stone
Server Admin
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