[thelist] Apache server not working for outside connections

[Anthony Baratta]

At 02:06 PM 1/27/2005, Flavia Tarzwell (FayeC) wrote:
>I installed Apache/PHP and MySQL on my Windows XP machine to learn and 
>test PHP sites and Mambo CMS.
>I have everything running fine here and I can test and run PHP scripts 
>just fine but when I try to show the sites to other people they just can't 
>connect to my server.....
>Is there anything I am missing in the configuration to allow for http 
>access from outside?

Are you running a personal fire wall? Are you running behind a NAT enabled 
device like a LinkSys DSL router?

Can you explain your home setup?

If you have a fire wall you'll need to allow remote machine access to port 
80. With a LinkSys you'll need to port forward port 80 to your PC. You 
might need to do both.

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Anthony Baratta

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