WampServer

Windows 8.1
WampServer 2.5 (icon Green)
Apache 2.4.9
MySQL 5.6.17
PHP 5.5.12
Firefox 30.0

I copies my project folder into c:/wamp/www/, and it appears under Your Projects on my localhost home page, yet when I click on it, I get

Server not found
Firefox can't find the server at blackjack.
Check the address for typing errors such as ww.example.com instead of www.example.com
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

I permitted Firefox to access the web, both private and public. Is this a WampServer issue, or a Firefox issue, or an issue with something else?

P.S., I tried to follow the directions on setting up a virtual host, but can't find where Windows 8.1 puts its hosts file. The one I found was in a very unusual folder, and Notepad++ could not save my changes because the file was being used by some other application.

P.P.S. Now when I click on blackjack in the WAMPMANAGER My Projects or My Virtual Hosts submenus, instead of going to my project (called "blackjack" i am sent to online.blackjack.com. If I click on it under Your Projects, I still get the "server not found" error.

The hosts file is in \windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

It is a protected file i.e. windows will only let Users with Admin privileges amend it. So launch your editor using the 'Run as Administrator' menu option from a SHIFT+Right Click on the editor icon.

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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-

Thanks, that solves my "Server not found" problem. Now I get

403 Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /< on this server.
Apache/2.4.9 (Win64) PHP/5.5.12 Server at blackjack Port 80

What do I do now?

After finagling around on this and other forums (fora?) I was able to solve this problem. Now, I have a different problem, which I'll post on a different topic.

Thank you for all your help.

I am getting the same error ,what did you change in host file?

Hi devuser

Can you start a new thread and give a complete description of your problem along with the answers to these questions and anything else you feel might be relevant.

READ THIS BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION

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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-