Is my web server working?

Go to the Start menu and choose Start Apache from the Apache Web Server submenu.

Connect to the web server with a web browser. The URL http://yourserver/ where yourserver is the name of your machine should display a page welcoming you to Apache. (Example: http://johndoePC.wolfram.com)

If you don't see the Apache welcoming page, check to make sure that the C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\conf\httpd.conf file has the following line.

# 
# ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients for 
# your server if it's different than the one the program would get (i.e., use 
# "www" instead of the host's real name). 
# 
# Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name you 
# define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't understand 
# this, ask your network administrator. 
# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here. 
# You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/) 
# anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way. 
# ServerName johndoePC.wolfram.com 
ServerName machinename.domain.com

If you see the Apache welcoming page, you are ready to go to Step Five.

If the Apache welcoming page still does not appear or you get error messages, you should refer to the Apache website. The Apache FAQ section may be particularly useful.

Please note that you should stop your Apache web server before proceeding.

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