Is this on windows? What is the command in "The command went through as it should"?
This might be a dumb question, but is Apache running on the same machine you're opening your browser on? ~Sent from my Huawei H1511~ On Jan 14, 2016 6:37 PM, "Josiah Asbill" <josiah.asb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently tried starting up my Apache server, as part of a course that I > am taking to learn web development. > The command went through as it should, after asking for my password. But > when I opened my web browser at the http://localhost webpage, nothing > happened. I was given an error page saying that the page cannot be opened > because the web browser cannot connect to the server. > I did some preliminary checking and found a command to troubleshoot Apache > files. What I got back had to do with syntax errors in multiple files. > Though I did some research, I have found nothing about this particular > problem. Also I could not find a way to reinstall Apache in such a way that > the system would be untouched, but the bad files would be replaced by > uncorrupted ones. > I humbly submit this problem to anyone for their consideration. Perhaps > someone else has had a similar problem; or someone knows a way to bypass > the issue. > Thank you very much, > JDAsbill >