WampServer

Hello,

First, I Love WAMP! I regularly use it to test CMS and phpbb- thanks!

Second, when I use the search on this forum it hangs on "please wait..."

Finally, my current problem:

localhost doesnt work and I get a DNS error in firefox.

When I try 127.0.0.1 it works great, the IP address is replaced with 10.225.136.236 and the wamp server index page appears.

Also, when I try to access phpmyadmin it says FORBIDDEN "You don't have permission to access /phpmyadmin/ on this server."

This is my machine at work.

What exactly is going on here?

edit: following this post I was able to gain access to phpMyadmin - [forum.wampserver.com]

Is there a way I can get localhost to point at my IP address?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2008 06:19PM by flyup.

yes . goto c:/windows/system32/driveers/etc/hosts


open the hosts file and make sure it HAS

127.0.0.1 localhost

and make sure it does NOT have

::localhost


adjust and save






PS -- the search is a little misleading,, when it says "your search is running"
click - "return the the search results" below it

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2008 07:46PM by stevenmartin99.

Thanks for your reply.

I navigated to: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

and found this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

-------------------------------------------------------

FYI: I did have to stop IIS to get WAMP to run. Could that have anything to do with this?

yes IIS by default would use localhost.

How did you disable IIS


PS -- the search is a little misleading,, when it says "your search is running"
click - "return the the search results" below it

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]

I was getting the yellow indication on the WAMP icon until I went to the run command and used "services.msc" - I scrolled down to IIS Admin and right clicked the STOP option.

Now WAMP runs but localhost doesnt return the WAMP index page. When I type 127.0.0.1 it loads properly but the "127.0.0.1 is replaced with 10.225.136.236 -

In regards to the forum search: I failed to read the instructions under "your search is running" - it works fine just a bit confused.

u need to disable iis



(from yfastud)



Disable IIS in Vista:

Control Panel, Uninstall Programs, Turn Widows Features On or Off, uncheck Internet Information Services

Restart computer, then restart Wamp

Disable IIS in XP:

Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Information Services (IIS)

Restart computer, then restart Wamp

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2008 09:17PM by stevenmartin99.

After uninstalling IIS, WAMP no longer works.

I get a:

Network Error (dns_server_failure)

Your request could not be processed because an error occurred contacting the DNS server.
The DNS server may be temporarily unavailable, or there could be a network problem.

For assistance, contact your network support team.

---------------------------

The WAMP icon is 100% and when using 127.0.0.1 I get a:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

---------------------------

I will keep trying.

You have answered all my questions and I sure do appreciate your help... Happy Holidays, Marry Christmas and Festivus and Quanza and Hanuka!

make sure you restart

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]