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I have a software i have been trying to test out. an open source application that refuses to install on a local server. i've been told to change the ip address of the server from 127.0.0.1 to something else and i cant get how to do so.

i run wamp on a windows 7 laptop.

How do i go about altering the ip address to show something else

Thanks

well. the IP address 127.0.0.1 is a builtin address to access the local computer only, so 127.0.0.1 would only work on that laptop itself.

the next step would be getting it to answer on the laptops current actual ip address. click start, type "cmd" and hit enter. that will bring up a command prompt. type "ipconfig" and hit enter. it will show you the laptops current ip address accessible on your internal network. it will show something like this:

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.69


that will give you the ip you need to access the laptop from any computer on your internal network at home/work

by default i believe WAMP should let you access the website using that address without any further configuration.

And IF you happen to be using aliases (\wamp\alias) for your project, that's another access control point.

no wamp blocks it.

left click wamp > put online

Steven Martin
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Am I understanding correctly that you are saying that WAMP blocks alias control to something like [192.168.0.72] ??

I could have SWORN I used aliases to grant/deny access from specific machines machines on the LAN.

Hello, think I'm now able to explain better. What I want is a way to change the loopback address from 127.0.0.1 to something else as the application was desgined to work on a website online and tied to the domain name. All I'm trying to dois create the same ip address of the website on the wamp server installation on my laptop.

The reason being the application refuses to install when it sees the ip address 127.0.0.1

yes in the alias folder, you can edit the permissions


for example altho phpmyadmin is an alias, it it blocked on lan..

if you open

c:\wamp\alias\phpmyadmin.conf you can edit this (documented in the file)

to allow access online , or even just on the lan

maybe use

allow from 192

or

allow from 10

depending on your network setup

Steven Martin
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PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]

you cant really change it. nor do you need to.

just set up a word such as localhost..


there is never a reason to need another ip

if you still think you do , your doing it wrong

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

I think what Steve is saying here is that what your install is getting upset about is probably the domain name and not that it is on 127.0.0.1

Fiddler has done this to me in the past but is fine if you invent a name that is not localhost.

Try adding a line to your hosts file like

127.0.0.1 www.real-lookin-domain-name.com

And then try your install again after a
>net stop "DNS Client"
>net start "DNS Client"

or simply reboot.

Go to D:\..\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.2\conf\httpd.conf and open it in text editor then change

Listen 127.11.11.11:80 to your ip address and port

Hi,

@pradeepceb Better late than never!

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