Creating a Web/File Server question

[ario]

I've created the file server susscefully, using this guide:http://www.pcmech.com/show/network/690/2/

I just had a question..

Is there a log where is stores who entered the site(by ip) and who downloaded what?

[Force Flow]

Welcome to PCMech, ario

No there isn't.

But there are various hitcounter sites that collect the host, screen resolution, and browser information.

http://counterstats.com/ is one such site I've looked into in the past.

[klunt]

I tried using that tut but for some reason it doesnt work, and that website where does it give free domains it says charge of 15 a year any help(im noob at this stuff)

[Force Flow]

klunt, the guide works. Read it carefully and follow every step. If you have questions about a particular step, post a question on the forums.

[klunt]

Hi umm i figured out what i was doin wrong but i was able to correct it and now its up and running although i did run into another problem, hopefully someone can help. I tried putting programs also mp3 and movies in my www folder but when i type the address it does not work i can access files such as pictures or word documents. Any idea why, Thankz in advance. Alex

[blue60007]

What address are you typing in? Using a default setup (using appserv) you need to type in http://localhost/whateverfile into IE, FF, or whatever you use. Are you getting errors? nothing? what? you aren't going to be able to run mp3s or movies (unless quicktime with .mov, or another plugin that plays certain moves in IE) in your server. It'll pop up as a download, or a media player if the media is able to be streamed.

[klunt]

What i type in is http://mydomain.no-ip.org/whateverfile and the error is a Microsoft Internet Explorer error
It says interenet explorer cannot download file from domain(my domain)
internet explorer was not able to open this internet site. The requisted site is either unavailale or cannot be found. Please try again later .


Can it be because i changed the name of the file before i added it to my web folder because there was spaces in the name so i figured id take the space away this way i can look it up in IE any . One program for example that i tried to download was winrar and it looks as if its going to start downloading and then it says that error. Thanks for your help. Alex

[kstatefan40]

Are you using standard ports on the server? Also, what is the exact filename as on the server?

[klunt]

Im using the default port 80 and the exact filename is unzip which i changed manually

[klunt]

Anyone.....?

[Force Flow]

Have some patience. This is a forum not a chatroom.

if "unzip" is the file name, you need a file extension

[klunt]

Thanks bud it was just the .exe srry for the impatience

[Force Flow]

If you add the extension to the web address path, does it work?

[klunt]

yah if i write unzip.exe it works
for media files such as mp3 would the extension be .wmv

[blue60007]

For an mp3, the extention would be .mp3, and .wmv is for "Windows Media Video" (I think)

[kstatefan40]

Its generally a good idea to always follow the convention http://domain.com/filename.extension

In the exact type (upper/lower case) as the original is (this is for the pickier unix servers).

[ario]

Another question; how do i put a password on my file server? like in a specific folder.

[blue60007]

You'll have to use .htaccess files (try googling them, I don't remember exactly how they work).

And btw, there ARE logs that show you who has been requesting files from your server, by IP. You can find it in /apache/logs/access.log (using AppServ, C:/AppServ/apache/logs/access.log)