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Hello!
I have been searching for about 2 hours straight to try and fix the 403 forbidden.
I can access it via localhost and it's green and online.
I am using a dns from noip.com it connects but just says
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.
I have changed all the require all denied to require all granted.
I used to run on windows XP the old version of apache 2.2 i believe now i run 2.4 and all the settings have changed!
I run windows 7 64 bit i5 16 GB Ram
Please help!
james

Are you testing from inside your router or outside?

Inside but am using an DNS

Most home routers dont have the 'loopback' feature required to use a dns from inside the router.

Try testing it from a neighbours house

I have. Same thing though :/

Send me a private message with you httpd.conf in.

Ok, read your httpd.conf

Start by putting it all back the way it was after the install.

Then read and digest the Sticky thread on this forum [forum.wampserver.com]

The most obvious problem with your config are

In this section <Directory "c:/wamp/www/">
You have

Require local

Which means only allow access from this machine.
It should be

Require all granted

The other problems are:
<Directory />
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
</Directory>

This lets anybody access the whole drive that Apache is installed on A BAD IDEA.

It should be
<Directory />
AllowOverride none
Require all denied
</Directory>


If you are Listening on 8080, its a good idea to change
'ServerName localhost:80'
to
'ServerName localhost:8080'

If you are using a dynamic dns domain name it would also be a good idea to tell Apache to answer to that name

'ServerName xxxx.noip.com:8080' or whatever name you picked from their list

You are sooo helpful 3>
Ill change it later and get back to you

Thanks!
Works.

RiggsFolly Wrote:
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> Then read and digest the Sticky thread on this
> forum
> [forum.wampserver.com]

This guide has a flaw. In the section where change httpd.conf from

# Require all granted
# Onlineoffline tag - do not remove
     Order Deny, Allow
     Deny from all
     Allow from 127.0.0.1
     Allow from :: 1
     Allow from localhost

with

# Onlineoffline tag - do not remove
    Require local

We have a capital O in Onlineoffline. But in the instructions for the script onlineOffline.php the tag is written as onlineoffline. The script uses str_replace() which is case sensitive and you will not get your server online.

Be consistent Onlineoffline OR onlineoffline, don't mix.

Also - when editing the script onlineOffline.php the guide tells you to change to

$OnlineText = "# onlineoffline tag - do not remove
    Require all granted";

$OfflineText = "# onlineoffline tag - do not remove
    Require local";

Be care of case! The variable used in the script is $onlineText and $offlineText. If you just copy and paste the script will not work. Variables are case sensitive as well.

Hi,

In the French original guide : [forum.wampserver.com] there is no mistake about the case.

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Hello jojanonone,

Thank you so very much for taking time to point out the errors I inadvertantly added to the original document.
I have corrected them and asked Oto to delete the old document and Sticky the new one.

I hope to see you hanging out on this site more often in the future to provide others with assistance.
Its a mainly thankless and always unpaid task, but then we didn't pay for the software did we, so its nice to give something back in some way.

Hi,
My previous post was just a little wink. Despite my age (I saw the D-Day), I'm still teasing.
Be old is to be young longer!

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Hello again...
I now have a new problem!
It's all online but wcbans.sytes.net
Isnt working.
Pictures: [imgur.com]
Help!
Thanks

Did you port forward your router??

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(Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.4 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.4
<Apache versions MULTIPE> <PHP versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Versions MULTIPLE>
<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-

Yes I have and using my ip address of a standard dns host with :8080 works but this doesn't.

Have you tried using that domain name from outside your router?

Most home routers dont have the required feature ( loopback ) to let you use its own WAN ip from inside your network.

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(Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.4 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.4
<Apache versions MULTIPE> <PHP versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Versions MULTIPLE>
<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-

Ill try that.