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DNS, ServerName? on local WinXP test Mach.
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| invinfo@rcn.com 2005-06-22, 8:48 pm |
| I'm looking for a little advice for installation of Apache on a WinXP
machine for testing only. (Serving webpages locally only).
I'm aware that I would need to modify the "hosts" file and associate
the ServerName with 127.0.0.1
In this situation, can I use anything I want for the ServerName?
Does the "hosts" file, serve as a local DNS ? if not, what does?
Which DNS would be queried 1st ? local/net ?
What would take priority ?
I've used VirtualHosts before, but I'm only building 1 site.
Any other suggestions ?
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| No 33 Secretary 2005-06-22, 8:48 pm |
| invinfo@rcn.com wrote in
news:1119483440.731639.195330@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> I'm looking for a little advice for installation of Apache on a WinXP
> machine for testing only. (Serving webpages locally only).
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> I'm aware that I would need to modify the "hosts" file and associate
> the ServerName with 127.0.0.1
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> In this situation, can I use anything I want for the ServerName?
Pretty much, yes. So long as you only need to access it from the same
machine.
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> Does the "hosts" file, serve as a local DNS ? if not, what does?
> Which DNS would be queried 1st ? local/net ?
> What would take priority ?
By default, Windows will check the hosts file first, then normal DNS to
whatever DNS servers it has for the connection. It can be changed, but you
don't wnat that.
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> I've used VirtualHosts before, but I'm only building 1 site.
> Any other suggestions ?
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Sounds like you're on the right track, so long as you only need to access
it from the same machine.
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Terry Austin
www.hyperbooks.com
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