WAMPSERVER can not access from url localhost but 127.0.0.1 is ok ( on win8 )

Question

I just switch to win 8 from win 7. On win7 everything is OK with wampserver, but

When i try to access my wampserver via url localhost on win8, i got this error

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

but via url 127.0.0.1 is OK.

I try fix that error by change in phpmyadmin.conf into

<Directory "c:/wamp/apps/phpmyadmin3.4.9/">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride all
        Order Deny,Allow        
    Allow from all  
</Directory>

Could anyone help me fix this error? Thanks!

Did you find a solution? I've the same issue with win7 – J4N Aug 25 '12 at 14:10 — J4N, Aug 25 '12 at 14:10

score 22 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '13 at 13:43

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Modify the apache HTTPD.CONF file. Change "Listen 80" to "Listen 0.0.0.0:80 http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,93143

answered Feb 16 '13 at 13:43

Sergiu Butnarasu

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I was having the same problem on Win8, but this solved it. Thanks a lot! – Ercument Kisa Mar 09 '13 at 21:24
great. such a tiny solution to 3hours of my misery – Manish Mishra Oct 28 '13 at 09:25
That worked for me as well. Now if I only I knew *why* it works... if there are any negative implications to doing this... and what caused it to suddenly stop working. – Luke Mar 26 '14 at 01:25
If you 'ping localhost' you will likely get the reply from '::1' which is an IPv6 format, you probably have both listed in your hosts file. Changing httpd.conf as per this answer means Apache only listens for IPv4 so it will correctly map to 127.0.0.1 – MattP Aug 04 '15 at 17:13

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:07

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Change httpd.conf also and put Allow from all as given below.

<Directory "c:/wamp/www/">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride all
    Order Deny,Allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:07

Sreenath

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 05:51

If you have an Anti-virus like AVIRA or AVG it certenly blocked changes to localhost by adding the "::1" entry in the HOSTS file in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS All you have to do is to remove this line (::1) or just comment it by adding "#" sign in front of it in the hosts file.

Rahul Bali · Answer 4 · 2015-01-14T17:25:33.527

You must install Visual Studio C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 or x64

This is a must when you install WampServer on a Windows 8 Machine.

Thing is, some software are built on MS Visual Studio, thus require VS C++ reditributable Packages to run.

VC10 SP1 vcredist_x86.exe 32 bits : microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8328

VC10 SP1 vcredist_x64.exe 64 bits : microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13523

If above downloads don't work, try:

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

This for the applications built on latest Visual Studio 2012.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 20 '12 at 15:12

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<Directory "c:/wamp/apps/phpmyadmin3.5.1/">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride all
        Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Directory>

This is my .conf file...

answered Jul 20 '12 at 15:12

Random Guy

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is it OK on Win8? My original conf is same with your conf, but it not working on Win8, just 127.0.0.1 working. – sangpq Jul 22 '12 at 16:32

Carlos · Answer 6 · 2014-11-30T23:38:28.967

I had the same issue and I tried all of the above with no results. Then, I re-install the WampServer (deleting the wamp folder manually), and this worked, but finally I caught what was wrong in my case...

I made a change on the http.conf file, I un-commented this>

# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

And then I opened the un-commented file to add my virtual host, but forgot to add one for the local host... So, just by adding this in the httpd-vhosts.conf file>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "C:\wamp\www"
    ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

All went back to normal...

score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 26 '13 at 15:58

i solved the problem by disabling the firewall for port 80.

Go to Search on right side of windows.
search "firewall".
open the "firewall with advanced".
go to inbound rules.
click on "new rule".
select the "Port" option.
click "next"
select "TCP" option.
select "Specific local ports:".
type "80" in next text box
click next.
select the "Allow the connection".
click "next".
click "next".
give the name "Port 80 Allow Rule".
click "next".

Note: this is not a secure way. delete this newly created rule when you complete your work.

score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 02 '14 at 23:32

Here is an answer that worked for me: in httpd.conf file: I changed this:

<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
    Require all denied
</Directory>

to

<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
    Require all granted
</Directory>

This may not be a good solution, but to simply run standalone projects on localhost without sql or php is fine.

WAMPSERVER can not access from url localhost but 127.0.0.1 is ok ( on win8 )

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