Posted by:
mrudul
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Hi,
I managed to resolve the problem of localhost not working.
I would like to share the steps taken to resolve this issue which might benefit other users:
1. First I checked which application is using Port 80 through WAMP->Apache->Service->Test Port 80.
2. Found that Microsoft HTTPAPI/2.1 is using port 80 on my machine
3. Checked the [
griffith.wordpress.com] and found that Web Development Agent Service is running on the machine. [ I am using Windows XP and other users too can find a solution with different Windows version.
4. I disabled "Web Development Agent Service" through Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services
[You can check the service running on your port 80 and then act accordingly]
5. Started Apache Server
6. Tested Port 80
To my surprise, Port 80 was using Apache
Lastly, I checked localhost which was giving Bad request (Invalid hostname) is NO MORE ...
All the Best and happy using WAMPSERVER.
Thanks,
Mrudul