WampServer

Hello, I purchased a domain name from yahoo small business and wanted to use it for my website I have on wamp5. I found this tut [forum.wampserver.com] but Im not exactly sure what to do since I purchased mine. I have my site in w:/wamp/www/zencart can someone please explain in newbie terms?

Thanks,
Chad



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Since you've already got a specific website folder, you should start reading from point 9.). It doesn't really matter what kind of domain you've got.

Good luck!

I dont have a a line that says (NameVirtualHost *:80) in myhttpd.comf file I have a line that says this (ServerName localhost:80) do I just add the specified lines under that? and what do I do with the yahoo domain name? Do I have forward my domain to my IP address or what?

Thanks,
Chad



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Basically, in order to tie your domain to your web ip, you do need dns. In other words, you have to follow all those steps except steps 8 to 10 because you've already had folders and websites; however, before follow that step 11, you need to do an extra step that Cyber missing which is to enable httpd-vhosts.conf, so open httpd.conf in wamp/apache2/conf, then find and take out the # sign in front of the line that mention the file name httpd-vhosts.conf.

For dns, you can sign up for free account at dyndns.org, everydns.net as cyber recommend, or zoneedit.com, my favorite dns, and of course, most of them have similar functions, maybes just different design.

Have fun,

[www.jlbn.net] (testing WAMPS)
[test.jlbn.net] (testing codes)

Ok I got all the way up to the httpd-vhosts.conf line

does it look like this:
# Virtual hosts
#Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

and I want to make it:
# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

anyways I took that out and followed the rest of the instructions and typed in my browser my domain name and it asked me for my pass and user for my lynks router? I also noticed that i only have 1 service running now and its Mysql. Now apache isnt on or wont start up?



Post Edited (04-23-07 23:06)

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typed in my browser my domain name and it asked me for my pass and user for my lynks router?

That's a good news because your domain already tie to your web ip, now all you need is to do the port forward for router

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I also noticed that i only have 1 service running now and its Mysql. Now apache isnt on or wont start up?

Check to make sure that you don't accidental insert any extra character while editing config files

Have fun,

[www.jlbn.net] (testing WAMPS on Vista)
[test.jlbn.net] (testing codes on Vista)

how do i do the port forward? and as for the Apache not working. I went back into the httpd.conf and put back that # sign then started all services and it started both services then i opened my localhost and then I wnt back int the .conf file and deleted the # sign and now it wont start again? I put it back and everything started working again so I tried my domain name and it took me to the router again so do I really need the #



Post Edited (04-23-07 23:38)

www.rbackyard.net

For port forward, check my old post here

[forum.wampserver.com]

For apache error, check file httpd-vhosts.conf cause you must do something wrong w/ that file

Have fun,

[www.jlbn.net] (testing WAMPS on Vista)
[test.jlbn.net] (testing codes on Vista)

What do I put for the start and end for the port range?



Post Edited (04-24-07 03:52)

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Ok I call my buddys little boy for help!! (Thats desperat) Anyways we got everything to work but, when I type in my domain name it takes me to the index.php file that was origionaly in the wamp/www folder. What and where do I need to change to make it open my website? Here is the path to my website w:/wamp/www/zencart


Thanks,
Chad



www.rbackyard.net

i think you go to http.conf and change the line where it says document root, so when you go to localhost or enter your ip in your browser it will take you directly to whatever file you specify...

I got it working thanks everyone!



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