I have windows 10 and I want to run some local web site tests. To do this, I need to set up IIS. I follow the steps outlined here https://www.howtogeek.com/112455/how-to-install-iis-8-on-windows-8/ and I get this result :
But in FIrefox, when I type localhost, the error says:
Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at localhost.
The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
In chrome, the error says:
This site can’t be reached
localhost refused to connect. Try: Checking the connection Checking the proxy and the firewall ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
In edge the error says:
Hmm, we can't reach this page. Try this Make sure you’ve got the right web address: http://localhost Refresh the page Search for what you want
It also says on a different machine with Edge:
Service Unavailable HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.
And in IE, the error is an internet search on localhost.
Please advise.
I found this web site: https://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2015/jul/05/windows-10-upgrade-and-iis-503-errors
and this one https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webtopics/2010/02/17/a-not-so-common-root-cause-for-503-service-unavailable/
and this one HTTP Error 503, the service is unavailable
First of all, I noticed "Reason 1: The HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable occurs if the Application Pool of the corresponding Wep Application is Stopped or Disabled or Paused. or The given user Identity of Application Pool may be invalid due to expired password or locked."
And linked to this: http://www.morgantechspace.com/2013/12/HTTP-Error-503-The-service-is-unavailable.html
I tried the steps outlined in http://www.morgantechspace.com/2013/12/HTTP-Error-503-The-service-is-unavailable.html There are two different lists of steps. The first one failed to fix the problem and the second list of steps failed because I don't know how to generate a new identity.
The original poster on the other stack overflow page, I see, gave up.