I looked into the configuration of the php install an found the following.
I originally redirected the php sesssion folder to a location under wwwroot.
Uninstalled PHP. Deleted the folder from Program Files.
Deleted the wwwroot folder as well as the local temp folder.
Re installed php and ran php info php file.
The session path was showing the original path but the actual ini file shows the default path - what the???
Has anyone come across this cookie error - seems to pop up with regularity in other forums but no real sollutions.
HOWEVER - if I type
herald.localhost
I get a error 403 Access forbidden: You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.
I have full permissions to the document root and the directoryindex does include an index.php entry.
I have managed to solve this ! Yes this is v1.5 of Joomla
The httpd-vhosts.conf file had to look like this - compare to the original post above:
NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName herald.localhost
DocumentRoot "C:/My Downloads/Herald/public_html"
<Directory "C:/My Downloads/Herald/public_html">
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
This thread may be closed and filed as solved.
This Apache method may also be used to get rid of the cookie error on install when using IIS as your web server for a Joomla site.
Best
LucasD ;D ;D ;D
PS: Apache beats IIS pants down with regard to speed when serving up the admin section of your Joomla site.
I was accustomed to the ssslllllloooowwww performance of IIS- Everything opens up instantaneously when using Apache 2