Is internet connection needed to make this work?

I have followed Ben's suggestions to configure my Windows 98 system with Apache/MySQL/PHP. I use a dialup connection to the internet on this system.

When I attempt to access the default Apache page through URL Windows pops up and wants to connect to the internet (I don't want to be connected). Is there a way I can configure my system so I can Apache/MySQL/PHP but still work offline? Any suggestions are appreciated.

You shouldn't have to connect to the internet. localhost is really the ip 127.0.0.1, which is a loopback ip. The packets does not go through your ISP when you're connecting to the loopback ip.

it shouldnt need to, unless you have your internet connection setup some funny way???? try using the name of your machine!

URL

I have dial-up access and mine does this as well sometimes. I have IIS and Explorer though, but all I do is cancel it when it tries to connect and it normally goes through okay. If it gives me a page cannot be found screen I refresh it and click yes on to work online and then it connect to my local server okay without being on the internet.

the other alternative is cable. then again, you could step up with the big guns and go t1.

or we you could go t3! *drewls* Lagless CS errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I would love to go cable or dsl, but the part of Illinois that I live in doesn't offer such things (there is a lot of corn though, does that help). T1's cost something like $500-$700USD a month here. What kind of connection do you guys have?

at home i have cable, and at work we have a t1 connection which is split between about 6 people.

I use a high speed analog communications device.

aka modem