[H-GEN] newbie question - "directory" for 127.0.0.1

[Sarah Hollings]

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David wrote:
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> If I type http://127.0.0.1 in my browser I get the following:
> 
> Welcome to 127.0.0.1!
> 
> Running version Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.26 (Mandrake Linux/6mdk) 
> sxnet/1.2.4 mod_ssl/2.8.10 OpenSSL/0.9.6g PHP/4.2.3. 
> 
> I want to start messing with php, etc., and I need to add and edit some files 
> in this directory, but I don't know where it is.
> 
> Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm on Mandrake 9.0.
> 
> thanks
> David
> 

http://au2.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.firstpage.php

the directory you're looking for is probably /var/www

this command might tell you:

egrep ^\s*DocumentRoot $(locate httpd.conf)






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