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Hello Larry, I came across some questions when developing on localhost and enabling https. Xampp's apache configuration file: httpd-ssl.conf, has the following commented out: #SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/random 512 #SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512 #SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/random 512 #SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512 Looking up recommendations, I found out that I should enable the urandom library like so: #SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/random 512 SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512 #SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/random 512 SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512 However, is there a reason why it is commented out? Maybe newer versions of php already implement it somehow or the library was declared somewhere else which means I shouldn't even be doing this myself? I ask this because the php manual says that session.hash_function and session.entropy_file were removed in some newer versions of php and the php.ini file? My second question is why is it 512 and not 256 ? I assume that the number indicates a sha function to be used with php?

I have been working on the project in Chapter 2. So far everything is running well. I am currently trying to get the mod_rewrite capability in .htaccess working. But seem to be having problems. Let me explain my setup: My root_document folder is as follows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\PHPadvanced\project_1 The changes that i have made to the httpd.conf is as follows: <Directory "C:/Program Files (x86)/Zend/Apache2/htdocs/PHPadvanced/project_1"> AllowOverride All </Directory> I have placed this at the bottom of my httpd.conf file. I have not changed the settings that are earlier in this file: <Directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Zend\Apache2/htdocs"> # # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All", # or any combination of: # Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews # # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All" # doesn't give it to you. # # The Options directive is both complicated and important. Please see # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options # for more information. Options Indexes FollowSymLinks # # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files. # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords: # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit # AllowOverride None # # Controls who can get stuff from this server. # Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> I looked at several forums and there were many suggestions to change this part of the .conf file. However, I understood that by adding the code that i did add to the end of the file, i have basically just controlled the amount of space that i have opened up to being controlled from the .htaccess file. I have placed my .htaccess file in both the main htdocs root folder, but also in the project_1 root_folder. This is also where my index.php file is. My contents of the .htaccess file are as follows: # project_1 .htaccess <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine on RewriteBase /PHPadvanced/project_1/ RewriteRule ^(about|contact|this|that|search)/?$ index.php?p=$1 </IfModule> I am now trying to go to my browser and type in http://localhost/PHPadvanced/project_1/about But this is just bringing up the following message. Not Found The requested URL /PHPadvanced/project_1/about was not found on this server. I am struggling as i am not quite sure where i am having problems. PLEASE HELP!!!

I think I was following the instructions very precisely, but the result isn't what it was supposed to be. Going to mysite/about/ doesn't land me on the about page (which I have created just to see what would happen, even though the book doesn't mention anything about creating it.) Repeated clicks on the links, modified as suggested in the book, result in URLs like this: index.php/about/index.php/this/ index.php/about/index.php/this/index.php/that/index.php/about/index.php/that/ and so on. I'd appreciate some help with this from a knowledgeable person.

I am just starting and have "successfully" downloaded XAMPP using the instructions from Appendix A. I am having a challenge starting Apache from the Conrol Panel. The following screen shot offers clues ... http://webskillswork.com/images/apache_xampp.png My read on the problem I need to solve ... Port 80 in use by "system"! Any and all advice as to how to resolve this conflict is appreciated. Thanks!