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Comp 140 - Lab 0 - FAQ

Laboratory Assignment 0

  1. Is this lab worth any marks?
    No. This lab zero is intended to confirm you are able to log onto the lab PCs and use the Windows operating system to enable local web content.
  2. I missed attending this lab. Do I need to make it up?
    Yes. I recommend attending this first lab so you are able to confirm your Camosun logon credentials and I can mark that you are in that lab section. Come and talk to me if you missed this lab.
  3. Can I do this lab at home?
    Yes, if you have a MS Windows-based computer. Come and talk to me if you don't.
  4. What do I need to know before doing this lab?
    Able to use a Windows-based platform, activate Windows Explorer, use a browser.
  5. What should I have learned from completing this lab?
    Apache is the name of the most popular web server software. The IP address uniquely defines an internet host computer within a local subnet. The IP address consists of four octets (an octet is a number between 0 and 255) but not all octet combinations are usable as IP addresses. The IP address can be entered into the browser address bar. The term localhost refers to the local computer and it always has an IP address of 127.0.0.1 (home). Apache uses the htdocs folder as the web server root and the index.html file is the main page of the web server. The file httpd.conf is used by Apache to specify configuration settings such as the DocumentRoot and ServerName. The file mime.types is used by Apache to indicate how different file types should be handled by the browser. The file access.log is used by Apache to track the source IP address, date, time, and resource for all requests made to the web server as well as the status request code (200 is good, 404 means the requested resource was not found on the web server).
  6. I would like to learn more about Apache. Where do I start?
    Go to the apache.org web site and download and install the httpd web server software. Or download and install the xampp bundle (that includes Apache, mysql, php). Go over the httpd.conf configuration file carefully.