[TYPO3-linux] Cannot access typo3 in browser

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

On 3/9/06, M. Stanley <superstan76 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I tried restarting Apache to no avail and ping/telnet indicated unknown
> host/name or service respectively. So next I have two questions:

That means the name resolution problem, for sure.

>
> 1. Does there have to be a DNS entry for
> cms_staff.webtest.meridianschools.org in order to access it in the browser?
> (want to learn/use the quickstart typo3 site as if it were its own subdomain
> first before running it in production)

Not necessarily, you can add it as an entry to your

C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (Win)

or /etc/hosts (Linux)

file, don't forget to close all your FireFox windows and reopen them
as well as start/stop DNS Client service on windows after you do so.

> 2. When the time comes to migrate our Intranet (staff.meridianschools.org)
> over to the typo3-driven cms will I just replace the contents of
> /var/www/staff.meridianschools.org w/ the typo3 directory?

No, the easier way would be just to keep everything where it's at and
change configurations in the Apache config.

> And if so how
> does that work considering that we authenticate against Active Directory to
> validate users before granting them access to the staff site?

Look up LDAP authentication or SMB authentication in maillist
archives, as well as in the extensions database at typo3.org - this is
something doable as far as I know, but you would need to install a
Typo3 extension for that.

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Dimitri Tarassenko