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New wamp install - no localhost
Posted by:
Neilj99
(---.no-dns-yet.enta.net)
Date: October 17, 2007 04:05PM
Hi,
I've installed wamp 1.7.3 on my system from new.
When I type in localhost into the addressbar, it just sits there waiting, but if I type in 127.0.0.1, then I get the wamp homepage.
How can I resolve 'localhost' instead of 127...?
Thanks,
Neil
I've installed wamp 1.7.3 on my system from new.
When I type in localhost into the addressbar, it just sits there waiting, but if I type in 127.0.0.1, then I get the wamp homepage.
How can I resolve 'localhost' instead of 127...?
Thanks,
Neil
Re: New wamp install - no localhost
Posted by:
toivo
(---.nsw.bigpond.net.au)
Date: October 17, 2007 09:55PM
Hi,
Use Notepad to have a look at the hosts file in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. It should have a line which is not commented out:
127.0.0.1 localhost
If you add this line, the url starting with [localhost] will be resolved to [127.0.0.1].
You can also add a dummy domain to the hosts file which is then available only locally in your workstation:
127.0.0.1 example.com
Regards,
toivo
Sydney, Australia
Use Notepad to have a look at the hosts file in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. It should have a line which is not commented out:
127.0.0.1 localhost
If you add this line, the url starting with [localhost] will be resolved to [127.0.0.1].
You can also add a dummy domain to the hosts file which is then available only locally in your workstation:
127.0.0.1 example.com
Regards,
toivo
Sydney, Australia
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