> I'm reinstalling my Apache web server, and every time i install > Apache, i get to the part where it asks me for the server domain name > and dont know what to put. I stumble around until i finally find > something that works and i suppose that's all that's really needed, > but i wondered what the rest of you are doing ...
It doesn't matter. Typically, you'd end up putting in real values after the install even in a production environment, as the installer doesn't ask you about virtual hosts, etc. > I'm using a PC using WinXPPro, not a Windows Server, and I'm just > running the web server locally on my development PC. Do you guys go > to the bother of setting up DNS Server and all that stuff? Do you > have a domain for this single user single machine? No, you don't need a DNS server. For local development, all that matters is that whatever names you want to use resolve to the places you want them to. You can easily accomplish this using your hosts file. For example, you might want to have multiple development web sites on your machine. You can define multiple virtual hosts in httpd.conf, then create entries in your hosts file to resolve to the names you've assigned to the virtual hosts. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or ons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331427 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
