FTP to localhost

[chris9902]

i have set up PHP, APACHE and MySQL on my computer.

i want to test a E-commerce script out on my local machine so i do not have to pay for hosting.

now... i have cute FTP and need to CHMOD777 some of the folders but i need an FTP address to connect.

can you FTP or do you have an FTP to a localhost.

i need, FTP Host Address, User Name, User Pass and connection port.

i tried ftp://localhost/ but windows says it can not find it and i have also searched yahoo and google but can't find anything i understand.

any help is very welcome.

_Chris

[pyro]

Why not just browse your computer and set the appropriate file permissions? If you are on windows, the do not follow the *nix file permissions anyway (what else is new :rolleyes: ). You'll just want to make sure the files/directories are not Read-only.

[chris9902]

Ok how do i do that.

Also i have 1 more problem (just 1...)

when i make a folder (only some do it) when i try to do http://localhost/folder i get a 403 error saying i can't view it, is this a read-only thing too

[pyro]

Just browse to the file/dir and right-click on it. Now just make sure that the Read-only box is not checked.

[toicontien]

If you have FTP enabled on Apache, you should be able to enter the following IP address in an FTP program: 127.0.0.1 - this is the default IP that all computers use to identify themselves to themselves. It literally means "local host." 127.0.0.1 is a reserved IP so that no computer on the Internet is actually assigned that IP, since all computers use that IP to refer to themselves when talking to themselves. So to speak.

Also, you can plop 127.0.0.1 into your browser's address bar and the Apache software will serve up your web site like it would to a user across the Net.

[chris9902]

how do enable FTP on Apache

when i try to connect using CuteFTP i get

Socket connected. Waiting for welcome message...