localhost query

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I am having trouble installing XAMPP on one of my computers.
My query is exactly what and where in XP determines where the browser looks
for a file when the path is http://localhost/
 
I am having trouble installing XAMPP on one of my computers.
My query is exactly what and where in XP determines where the
browser looks for a file when the path is http://localhost/


Your browser doesn't look for any file. If you are running a web
server on localhost (127.0.0.1) then it is the web server that sends
content that your browser renders. Browsers is not the issue. You
will have to learn how to manage the Apache web server (XAMPP). If
you have never administered a web server before, your local library
probably has plenty of Dummy, 24-hours, and other training books.

Where are the files for your web server depends entirely on how your
configure your web server and the paths that you specify to your
pages.
 
VanguardLH said:
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Your browser doesn't look for any file. If you are running a web server
on localhost (127.0.0.1) then it is the web server that sends content that
your browser renders. Browsers is not the issue. You will have to learn
how to manage the Apache web server (XAMPP). If you have never
administered a web server before, your local library probably has plenty
of Dummy, 24-hours, and other training books.

Where are the files for your web server depends entirely on how your
configure your web server and the paths that you specify to your pages.
Thanks very much VLH.
 
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