Need help re local host

The Topic Description sums up my issues. I guess, bottom line, the SmartFTP Tutorial isn't clear to me.

Problem: I'm trying to install web development software and I think my problem in not getting a connection is related to my having indicated 7000 as the port, rather than 80. I changed the port no. in Apache's conf file -- properly, since I can run PHP programs on localhost with that port no.
I keep getting a "connect failed" message from SmartFTP. I think the port no. is the issue because that is the locus of all the error message I get.
But the problem might come from my poor understanding of how to operate SmartFTP, including connect, upload and download.

Any advise?

Do you have a FTP server installed on your localhost? An FTP server needs to be installed in addition to the web server (Apache).

Please add your license key id to your profile in this forum. Thank you.

Regards,
Mat

Please add your license key id to your profile in this forum. Thank you.

Regards,
Mat
Excuse my awkwardness but how do I add my license key to my profile? I'm ready to provide it, but don't know how to edit my profile.
I don't know if it's appropriate to reveal my key here in the open forum.

As to the FTP Server, that is Filezilla; and SmartFTP is the client.

BTW, I just followed SmartFTP advice on having SmartFTP replace IE's FTP server, but I don't think that helped. Fact that I'm currently using Firefox might complicate things.

Now the first thing you have to figur out is if your FTP server is running at all. Connect to your localhost on use the default FTP port 21. Then post the log here.

Regards,
Mat

One of the log messages I've been getting is: "Unable to resolve host name" SmartFTP is indicating "localhost:7000 - [password] " in the folders window on the left. In the log, before the "unable to resolve ..." message the log says "Resolving host name "Localhost:7000" , which is what I want.

Again, I think that the port no. 7000 substituting for 80 is involved in the problem.

Hello ..

The host name is "localhost" (without the quotes) and without the port.
So you go to the menu: File->New Remote Browser
You enter localhost for the Host and you change the port number from 21 to 7000 if you know that the FTP server is running on this port.

Regards,
Mat

Hello ..

The host name is "localhost" (without the quotes) and without the port.
So you go to the menu: File->New Remote Browser
You enter localhost for the Host and you change the port number from 21 to 7000 if you know that the FTP server is running on this port.

Regards,
Mat

Sorry for my lack of clarity; the port I need for the web server is 7000, rather than the default 80. I need to keep port 21 for the ftp server.

I did get rid of everything after localhost in the address window, but :7000 reappears. I think that is correct though.
The following is the latest log, but I didn't try to connect after that log. The folder is where my desired files are located.
I'm not so sure about what the tabs should look like. This one has the address in brackets with a hyphen followed by the username; then the
subfolder name: [127.0.0.1 - username]/htdocs X

I really need to get a handle on SmartFTP's features.


[17:50:48] PWD
[17:50:48] 257 "/" is current directory.
[17:51:18] CWD /htdocs
[17:51:18] 250 CWD successful. "/htdocs" is current directory.
[17:51:18] PWD
[17:51:18] 257 "/htdocs" is current directory.
[17:51:18] NOOP
[17:51:18] 200 OK
[17:51:48] NOOP
[17:51:48] 200 OK
[17:52:18] NOOP
[17:52:18] 200 OK
[17:52:48] 421 No-transfer-time exceeded. Closing control connection.
[17:52:48] Server closed connection

Sorry for my lack of clarity; the port I need for the web server is 7000, rather than the default 80. I need to keep port 21 for the ftp server.

I did get rid of everything after localhost in the address window, but :7000 reappears. I think that is correct though.
The following is the latest log, but I didn't try to connect after that log. The folder is where my desired files are located.
I'm not so sure about what the tabs should look like. This one has the address in brackets with a hyphen followed by the username; then the
subfolder name: [127.0.0.1 - username]/htdocs X

I really need to get a handle on SmartFTP's features.


[17:50:48] PWD
[17:50:48] 257 "/" is current directory.
[17:51:18] CWD /htdocs
[17:51:18] 250 CWD successful. "/htdocs" is current directory.
[17:51:18] PWD
[17:51:18] 257 "/htdocs" is current directory.
[17:51:18] NOOP
[17:51:18] 200 OK
[17:51:48] NOOP
[17:51:48] 200 OK
[17:52:18] NOOP
[17:52:18] 200 OK
[17:52:48] 421 No-transfer-time exceeded. Closing control connection.
[17:52:48] Server closed connection

I have since tried this, and the following log from filezilla occurs:

000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> CWD /xampp
(000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> 550 CWD failed. "/xampp": directory not found.
(000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> MKD xampp
(000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> 550 Can't create directory. Permission denied
(000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> 421 No-transfer-time exceeded. Closing control connection.
(000320) 6/26/2008 3:19:45 AM - newuser (127.0.0.1)> disconnected.

Things have gone from bad to worst. I think I somehow am not operating SmartFTP correctly in moving my files into the transfer queue.

You did not configure the permissions of the user in the server administration correctly. That's why you get the Permission denied error. To solve the problem go to the server administration and give the user full permissions.

Regards,
Mat

You did not configure the permissions of the user in the server administration correctly. That's why you get the Permission denied error. To solve the problem go to the server administration and give the user full permissions.

Regards,
Mat
I thought I had replied, but I don't see my reply on the board.

I can't seem to get to the permissions window, as per the tutorial I had reached that screen in the past, but cannot find the "Go" button now, and that is necessary.

Anyway, When I tried to set permissions in the past, I didn't succeed since I'm using Windows XP rather than Unix operating system. The version of XAMPP I am using is for Windows.

Any tips out there?

You have to change the permissions in the server administration panel.

Not sure my "Fast Reply" worked. Where is the server administration panel found?

In the filezilla server administrator.