Access XAMPP Localhost from Internet

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I have XAMPP installed in local laptop  And I have a almost static ip  I would like to give the ip to other to run it from their browser  I configured apache httpd-vhosts conf to listen my ip address 80 and added the virtual server with the ip address and domain root to local httdocs directory and the servername as localhost  Apache doesn t start  what should I do to access my website from external computer

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you have to open a port of the service in you router then try you puplic ip out of your all network  cause if you try it from your network   the puplic ip will always redirect you to your router but from the outside it will redirect to the server you have

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I know this very old but for future s sake    I also used a dynamic dns provider  Wanted to test the website  IIS  BEHIND my  home  router  So i thought i use something like this    my dynamic dnss ip 8080   because my router s port 80 was used to admin it    So this seemed to be the only solution  But  Paypal seemed to not like port 8080  only port 80 and 443 are allowed  don t know why

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First  you need to configure your computer to get a static IP from your router    Instructions for how to do this can be found  here  For example  let s say you picked the IP address 192 168 1 102   After the above step is completed  you should be able to get to the website on your local machine by going to both http   localhost and http   192 168 1 102  since your computer will now always have that IP address on your network   If you look up your IP address  such as http   www ip-adress com    the IP you see is actually the IP of your router   When your friend accesses your website  you ll give him this IP   However  you need to tell your router that when it gets a request for a webpage  forward that request to your server   This is done through port forwarding     Two examples of how to do this can be found here and here  although the exact screens you see will vary depending on the manufacturer of your router  Google for exact instructions  if needed      For the Linksys router I have  I enter http   192 168 1 1   enter my username password  Applications  amp  Gaming tab   Port Range Forward   Enter the application name  whatever you want to call it   start port  80   end port  80   protocol  TCP   ip address  using the above example  you would enter 192 168 1 102  which is the static IP you assigned your server   and be sure to check to enable the forwarding   Restart your router and the changes should take effect   Having done all that  your friend should now be able to access your webpage by going to his web browser on his machine and entering http   IP address of your computer  the same one you see when you go here     As mentioned earlier  the IP address assigned to you by your ISP will eventually change whether you sign offline or not   I strongly recommend using DynDns  which is absolutely free   You can choose a hostname at their domain  such as cuga kicks-ass net  and your friend can then always access your website by simply going to http   cuga kicks-ass net in his browser   Here is their site again  DynDns  I hope this helps

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I guess you can do this in 5 minute without any further IP port forwarding  for presenting your local websites temporary   All you need to do it  go to http   ngrok com Download small tool extract and run that tool as administrator   Enter command  ngrok http 80  You will see it will connect to server and will create a temporary URL for you which you can share to your friend and let him browse localhost or any of its folder   You can see detailed process here   How do I access share xampp or localhost website from another computer

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