I am able to install Apache in my XP home edition.
I did put a very simple index.html /apache/htdocs/index.html
and when I type in
http://localhost/index.html, I get this error :
Not Found.
Please tell me where should I put the index.html?
Thanks.
PS. I did not change httpd.conf and here is part of it
DocumentRoot "/apache/htdocs"
#
# Each directory to which Apache has access, can be configured with respect
# to which services and features are allowed and/or disabled in that
# directory (and its subdirectories).
#
# First, we configure the "default" to be a very restrictive set of
# permissions.
#
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
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http://localhost/index.html
The requested URL /index.html was not found on this server.
Apache/2.0.52 (Win32) Server at localhost Port 80
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http://localhost
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