IIS
404
Web page not found
13/03/2006 16:23
Web page not found when using localhost
or 127.0.0.1
.
The issue turned out to be a problem with the IIS configuration. To solve the
issue had to add 127.0.0.1
into the Multiple identities for this Web Site
list:
Computer Management, Services and Applications, Internet Information Services, right click on Default Web Site, select Properties, select the Web Site tab and click Advanced:
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Note: This server had two IP addresses allocated to it.
Process
w3svc.dll
(WWW Service) is a component from IIS.
Restart
To restart IIS from the command line:
iisreset
Virtual Directory
To create a virtual directory: Computer Management, Services and Applications, Internet Information Services, Web Sites, right click Default Web Sites, New, Virtual Directory….
The Alias is the name you will use to access the web site e.g. http://localhost/alias/.
The Directory is the folder containing the content…