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fret
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OK, I give up. I recently replaced my PH machine with
a new machine running Windows 10. My old machine died
after a number of years of flawless operation. In my
old configuration I used eHome for a UI. Since eHome
isn't really around any more, I decided to take the
plunge and try my hand at the CC and web server.
Unfortunately, I can't get the web server to start-up.
I've search the forum and tried the solutions posted -
disabled the firewall and made sure no one else was
using the port. I even tried other ports. I just get
the 404 error. I've also tried going to 127.0.0.1
directly form IE - says web page not found.
I'm not a network guy at all (old school fortran) To
tell the truth, I really don't understand how the web
server works. There is nothing in my \web directory
but a bunch of gifs and two .css files. Am I missing
something here?
Opps, forgot to say I'm using 2.5.1d
Stumbled into some diagnostics. I can get to the main
web page thru IE using the address 127.0.0.1:port/ph-
cgi/main. From here all the links work. I just can't
get there using the PH world icon.
Edited by fret - October 05 2015 at 21:05
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dhoward
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Fret,
Sounds like you've got the webserver working. In IE,
if you have a port other than 80, then you must
specify http://127.0.0.1:port (and not just
127.0.0.1:port). Firefox and Chrome, either method
will work. From a machine other than PowerHome, you'll
need to use the IP of the PowerHome machine (127.0.0.1
is the local machine only). Most likely it will be
something like 192.168.0.XXX or 192.168.1.XXX. If you
just do the default IP and port, it will auto-redirect
to /ph-cgi/main.
The PowerHome webserver is capable of serving up
static web pages (located under the web subdirectory),
graphic files, etc. It can also serve up dynamic pages
that end in .PSP (PowerHome Server Page) that is very
similar to an ASP page. However, as you've discovered,
PowerHome by default doesnt really have alot of files
in the web directory. Most of the PowerHome webpages
are internal within the program itself and will have
the virtual directory /ph-cgi/ to signify an internal
PH webpage so an actual file won't exist.
The PH World icon in the PowerHome program is the "Web
Center". This is just a programmable version of
Internet Explorer and can point to ANY webpage and
there are internal PowerHome functions that will allow
you to control this screen. I find that very few
people actually make use of this screen. In any event,
to make it point to the PH webserver, open the Web
center and you should see a new toolbar appear. The
leftmost icon is "Show" and when clicked, will show an
address bar where you can enter the
http://127.0.0.1:port URL of the internal PH
webserver. You can use the ph_wcsethome() function to
change the default home page that is opened when the
Web Center is launched or you can manually edit the
launch page in the pwrhome.ini file. However, if
you're working within PowerHome itself, you're better
off using the internal clients for the Device Status
screen (Alt+F6) and the Control Center (Alt+F1).
Hope this helps,
Dave.
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fret
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That's fixed it! Thanks for the overview as well.
Things are making a little more sense. Now its time to
start playing.
Kenny
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