Installing & Running Apache

[mickapoo]

I have finally installed Apache and have it running. (The way that I know it works is when I go to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\index.html, I get an "It Works!" page.

I know for most of you these are stupid questions, but:
1. Where exactly do I put my files?
2. And do I have to do any special configuration to use SSI?
3. What do I enter in the address bar to get my pages to come up?

I used to have Apache installed on my old computer, and in the address bar I entered
http://localhost:8080/FolderName/Filename.shtml

I'd like to keep it the same if possible.

Thank you!

[mickapoo]

This is what I have the DocumentRoot set to:
DocumentRoot "C:/public_html"

and this:
<Directory "C:/public_html">

[guestolo]

I don't use Apache, maybe others can chime in
Have you tried any Apache forums?

[mickapoo]

[quote name=\'guestolo\' post=\'424624\' date=\'Mar 23 2008, 03:27 PM\']I don't use Apache, maybe others can chime in
Have you tried any Apache forums?[/quote]

Yes, I tried the Webmasterworld forum, along with the mailing list that is listed on the Apache site for help. No one will tell me anything. I finally have it installed, but it's not parsing the SSI.

I believe I have these lines correct:
AddType text/html .shtml
    AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
    AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml

Then it said I also needed to add it to the options directory, so I did:
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks Includes
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
</Directory>

I'm not sure what else to do. They still aren't showing up.

[mickapoo]

I finally figured it out. Thanks to all who responded.

[guestolo]

Thanks for posting back and letting us know
I'll leave this topic open in case someone has a question about how you figured it out