WAMP Cannot access on local network 403 Forbidden

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I know this question has been asked a lot of times   I followed Most of the answers in the internet But I still get the same Message     403 Forbidden      You don t have permission to access   on this server    It is weird that when I access using the same PC to localhost 1234 it runs normally but if I access using my IP address 192 168 0 188 1234   Also which is really weird is that I tried to install WAMP on other PC and without any configuration I could access to that PC   So I thought it s because McAfee and Firewall so I open port on Widows and McAfee and nothing changed also I turned off Firewall and still nothing change   Then for no reason I opened  port through the Router    port forwarding    and still nothing changed   I don t think that it s because my configuration in WAMP since I am still able to get this 403 Forbidden Message and also by using other PC without any configuration I could access it   Both PCs are setup like this   Windows 8 Pro   WAMP Wampserver  2 4  Apache Version  2 4 4   PHP Version  5 4 12   MySQL Version  5 6 12     The accessible PC uses Microsoft Security Essentials   The inaccessible PC uses McAfee Internet Security   I tried to turn off WAMP and start IIS For Microsoft Server  I works perfectly From any PC  but WAMP is still not not working  I followed these tutorial     How to Access WAMP Server in LAN or WAN Install  amp  Setup Virtual Host Guide for WAMP Install  amp  Setup LAN  amp  Worldwide Access Guide for WAMP   And the Stack Overflow answers here     Cannot access wamp server on local network WAMP 403 Forbidden message on Windows 7

User · Accepted Answer

If you are using WAMPServer 3 See bottom of answer

For WAMPServer versions <= 2.5

By default Wampserver comes configured as securely as it can, so Apache is set to only allow access from the machine running wamp. Afterall it is supposed to be a development server and not a live server.

Also there was a little error released with WAMPServer 2.4 where it used the old Apache 2.2 syntax instead of the new Apache 2.4 syntax for access rights.

You need to change the security setting on Apache to allow access from anywhere else, so edit your httpd.conf file.

Change this section from :

#   onlineoffline tag - don't remove
     Order Deny,Allow
     Deny from all
     Allow from 127.0.0.1
     Allow from ::1
     Allow from localhost

To :

#   onlineoffline tag - don't remove
    Require local
    Require ip 192.168.0

The Require local allows access from these ip's 127.0.0.1 & localhost & ::1.

The statement Require ip 192.168.0 will allow you to access the Apache server from any ip on your internal network. Also it will allow access using the server mechines actual ip address from the server machine, as you are trying to do.

WAMPServer 3 has a different method

In version 3 and > of WAMPServer there is a Virtual Hosts pre defined for localhost so you have to make the access privilage amendements in the Virtual Host definition config file

First dont amend the httpd.conf file at all, leave it as you found it.

Using the menus, edit the httpd-vhosts.conf file.

It should look like this :

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot D:/wamp/www
    <Directory  "D:/wamp/www/">
        Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require local
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Amend it to

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot D:/wamp/www
    <Directory  "D:/wamp/www/">
        Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Hopefully you will have created a Virtual Host for your project and not be using the wamp\www folder for your site. In that case leave the localhost definition alone and make the change only to your Virtual Host.

Dont forget to restart Apache after making this change

User · Answer

For Apache 2 4 9   in addition  look at the httpd-vhosts conf file in C  wamp bin apache apache2 4 9 conf extra   lt VirtualHost   80 gt  ServerName localhost ServerAlias localhost DocumentRoot C  wamp www  lt Directory  C  wamp www   gt  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride all Require local  lt  Directory gt   lt  VirtualHost gt    Change to    lt VirtualHost   80 gt  ServerName localhost ServerAlias localhost DocumentRoot C  wamp www  lt Directory  C  wamp www   gt  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride all Require all granted  lt  Directory gt   lt  VirtualHost gt    changing from  Require local  to  Require all granted  solved the error 403 in my local network

User · Answer

I got this answer from here  and its works for me  Require local   Change to  Require all granted Order Deny Allow Allow from all

User · Answer

For those who may be running WAMP 3 1 4 with Apache 2 4 35 on Windows 10  64-bit   If you re having issues with external devices connecting to your localhost  and receiving a 403 Forbidden error  it may be an issue with your httpd conf and the httpd-vhosts conf files and the  Require local  line they both have within them    Before  httpd-vhosts conf   lt VirtualHost   80 gt   ServerName localhost  ServerAlias localhost  DocumentRoot    INSTALL DIR  www    lt Directory    INSTALL DIR  www   gt     Options  Indexes  Includes  FollowSymLinks  MultiViews    AllowOverride All    Require local      lt --- This is the offending line    lt  Directory gt   lt  VirtualHost gt     After  httpd-vhosts conf   lt VirtualHost   80 gt   ServerName localhost  ServerAlias localhost  DocumentRoot    INSTALL DIR  www    lt Directory    INSTALL DIR  www   gt     Options  Indexes  Includes  FollowSymLinks  MultiViews    AllowOverride All   lt  Directory gt   lt  VirtualHost gt    Additionally  you ll need to update your httpd conf file as follows    Before  httpd conf  DocumentRoot    INSTALL DIR  www   lt Directory    INSTALL DIR  www   gt      onlineoffline tag - don t remove      Require local    lt --- This is the offending line   lt  Directory gt     After  httpd conf  DocumentRoot    INSTALL DIR  www   lt Directory    INSTALL DIR  www   gt      onlineoffline tag - don t remove      Require local  lt  Directory gt    Make sure to restart your WAMP server via  System tray at bottom-right of screen --  left-click WAMP icon --   Restart all Services     Then refresh your machine s browser on localhost to ensure you ve still got proper connectivity there  and then refresh your other external devices that you were previously attempting to connect   Disclaimer  If you re in a corporate setting  this is untested from a security perspective  please ensure you re keenly aware of your local development environment s access protocols before implementing any sweeping changes

User · Answer

To expand on RiggsFolly   s answer   or for anyone who is facing the same issue but is using Apache 2 2 or below   this format should work well   Order Deny Allow Deny from all Allow from 127 0 0 1   1 Allow from localhost Allow from 192 168 Allow from 10 Satisfy Any   For more details on the format changes for Apache 2 4  the official Upgrading to 2 2 from 2 4 page is pretty clear  amp  concise  Key point being      The old access control idioms should be replaced by the new   authentication mechanisms  although for compatibility with old   configurations  the new module mod access compat is provided    Which means  system admins around the world don   t necessarily have to panic about changing Apache 2 2 configs to be 2 4 compliant just yet

[php] WAMP Cannot access on local network 403 Forbidden

If you are using WAMPServer 3 See bottom of answer

For WAMPServer versions <= 2.5

WAMPServer 3 has a different method

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