I can't see webpages! Please HELP!

[deletemenow]

Hi!

I'm new in Apache+MySQL+PHP. I installed Apache 2.2.3, I used "localhost" as domain and server name (for a non-networking computer), on an Windows OS machine.
After installation, I tried to test it (I wrote "

http://locallost/"

in Opera and InternetExplorer address bar) and nothing was happen. The web browser show me that it's trying to load the page. If I stop the Apache server, the page "Cannot find server - The page cannot be displayed", so the server is doing something, but it's not doing it properly.
What can I do?
Please help me!
Thank you!

 

[NullTerminator]

It should be

http://localhost,

assumng just a typo in your post, try

http://127.0.0.1

Is the OS XP? XP has some additional security turned on by default.

Check to see if port 80 is in use when apache is running
netstat -a | findstr :80
see if it lists a tcp service listening there

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[deletemenow]

Hi, NullTerminator! Thank you very much for the answer.

Yes the OS is XP.

I ran "netstat -a | findstr :80" command, and the output was this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Neo>netstat -a | findstr :80
TCP nicky:1517 86.55.176.76:8080 TIME_WAIT
TCP nicky:1555 86.55.176.76:8080 ESTABLISHED

I forgot to say that I have installed IIS, too, but it is stopped.
I use a proxy server, but I checked "Bypass proxy server for local addresses".
After that, I didn't use the proxy server (the proxy server use the 8080 port).
Also, I turned off the Windows FireWall and the network, too.
For each case, I tested Apache with

http://localhost/

or

http://127.0.0.1/

addresses, but always it was happen the same thing: the web browser show me that it's trying to load the page, and nothing more.
So, it could be another problem?
I have SP2. I should have a greater SP version?
You said something abuut "some additional security turned on by default". What kind of security settings it's about?

 

[RhythmAce]

What do your error logs say?

 

[NullTerminator]

Sounds like tomcat is listening, not Apache httpd.

And, like RhythmAce says, check your error.log. Sounds like apache did not start properly.

To debug things, stop and disable the service. Start apache from a command window. Type in <drive>:\pathto\apache\bin\Apache.exe -k start
Watch the output for infomation or errors. You will have to be signed is as a user with admin rights.

If you have installed Tomcat then try

http://127.0.0.1:8080

8080 is the default listen port for the tomcat web server. This is a minimal http server included in the tomcat package. You can change the listen port in the server.xml configuration file.

under the <Service name="Catalina> container,
change the first connector to listen on 80 instead of 8080.

Restart Catalina (the tomcat server)



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