Apache On Lan

[thezone1]

Hi ppl,
i have just started learning php and as i understand it is much easier to run apache with php on a local system or network for a easy testing enviroment, i have got the apache and the php both up and running but as i have a home network id like to be able to test the sites over the network, this works although i have to input the ip of the server on the networked machines, my question is , is there a way to have just a name for the server the current settings are

Domain: localhost

Server name: localhostthe
ip of the server is : 192.168.0.1

Thanks in advance (and please make it idiot proof if you can lol) also can anyone help me on blocking port 80 to incomming connection (its windows firewall) i do know how its done i just cant find it in vista.....

[Slothie]

Install a WAMP package

[thezone1]

Is there another way ?? i read somewhere that the various packages are not endorced in anyway or summit like tht lol

[lambada]

Look at the Listen line of your httpd.conf and set the ip's of your network or range of. You may need to forward internal packets to your PC on a a port aswell. Try 8080 thats a common home apache port and doesnt interfere with normal traffic. Remember to specify 8080 as the port in your httpd.conmf on the same line as the previous thing.

[thezone1]

thanks lambada helped alot (no as such but pointed me in the right direction i jsut lack common sense lol )

Just another thing now lol i hate to drag this topic on but i was wondering is there a way to change the default page apache uses to list directorys

Example,

webroot/private/ - would display

* file 1
* folder 1
Etc....

Everyone else i ask seems to think i mean "how do i set my webroot"?? lol
what i realy mean is how do i change the style such as add pictures (similar to the way you can customize the 404 page) and other text

thanks to anyone in advance