Error when trying to access XAMPP from a network

Question

I get following error when trying to access Xampp from a network I've tried but does not get any idea how to resolve it. Any help??I really confused

Access Forbidden :

Access to the requested Object is only available from the local network. This setting can be configured in the file "httpd-xampp.conf".

The error seems very self explanatory. Have you tried editing the `httpd-xampp.conf` file? — Chris Salij, May 21 '11 at 17:31
Follow the link clear and concise http://yeslinux.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-xampp-security-concept-solved.html — Durai Amuthan.H, Mar 25 '14 at 15:56
@ChrisSalij: No, it is not very self explanatory. It doesn't say whare the file is. Try to find it — Green, Jun 13 '14 at 12:12
my advice: at the end of httpd-xampp.conf, remove 'xampp' such that you get : Require local ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var instead of # # Require local # ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var # now only you web/php pages are visible, and not the admin pages — reuns, Oct 15 '15 at 12:59

score 92 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 05 '14 at 23:14

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In your xampppath\apache\conf\extra open file httpd-xampp.conf and find the below tag:

# Close XAMPP sites here
<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from ::1 127.0.0.0/8 
    ErrorDocument 403 /error/HTTP_XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</LocationMatch>

and add

"Allow from all"

after Allow from ::1 127.0.0.0/8 {line}

Restart xampp, and you are done.

In later versions of Xampp

...you can simply remove this part

#
# New XAMPP security concept
#
<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
        Require local
    ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</LocationMatch>

from the same file and it should work over the local network.

edited Nov 05 '14 at 23:14

Jazerix

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answered Mar 26 '12 at 07:05

Abhishek Jaiswal

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But after adding that it takes me to the XAMPP homepage instead of whatever IP I provide it. I tried accessing my DLink router but I landed upon the XAMPP homepage after adding the **Allow from all** line to the file. – ikartik90 May 21 '12 at 12:30
i cant able you get you give details – Abhishek Jaiswal Jul 20 '12 at 10:50
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just for somebody information: i had also to set up the passwords in "/opt/lampp/lampp security" after adding this string. Thanks. – Mak Aug 10 '12 at 22:58
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Only works when set up passwords in /opt/lampp/lampp security – devasia2112 Mar 30 '13 at 16:27
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Restarting your computer or XAMPP is a must! – Yauraw Gadav Aug 13 '13 at 13:51
People , now you need to update /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf . Then it will work! – swapyonubuntu Mar 30 '15 at 08:56
we commented the "Require local" with '#' => "#Require local" (without the quotes) and it solved the problem – E235 Sep 02 '15 at 20:35

score 41 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 10:10

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This solution worked well for me: http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50902&p=196185#p196185

Edit /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf and adding Require all granted line at bottom of block <Directory "/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin"> to have the following code:

<Directory "/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin">
  AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
  Require all granted
</Directory>

answered Sep 12 '12 at 10:10

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don't forget to restart the LAMPP service by using this command: `sudo /opt/lampp/lampp restart` – gentra May 23 '16 at 03:55
This answer is valid for Latest versions- Apache 2.4 – Avisek Chakraborty Sep 12 '16 at 07:34

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 30 '13 at 17:18

This answer is for XAMPP on Ubuntu.

The manual for installation and download is on (site official)

http://www.apachefriends.org/it/xampp-linux.html

After to start XAMPP simply call this command:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

You should now see something like this on your screen:

Starting XAMPP 1.8.1...
LAMPP: Starting Apache...
LAMPP: Starting MySQL...
LAMPP started.

If you have this

Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.1...                                                             
XAMPP: Another web server daemon is already running.                                          
XAMPP: Another MySQL daemon is already running.                                               
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...                                                                    
XAMPP for Linux started

. The solution is

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

And the restast with sudo //opt/lampp/lampp restart

You to fix most of the security weaknesses simply call the following command:

/opt/lampp/lampp security

After the change this file

sudo kate //opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf

Find and replace on

    #
# New XAMPP security concept
#
<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from ::1 127.0.0.0/8 
    Allow from all
    #\
    #   fc00::/7 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 \
    #   fe80::/10 169.254.0.0/16

    ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</LocationMatch>

`/opt/lampp/lampp security ` is very useful after you setup XAMPP ! It'll take care of several default security issues: FTP account, PHPAdmin, Sqlite account — Dio Phung, Jul 13 '14 at 12:45
I tried both of these solutions and neither resolved the error. After writing the changes to the file on the remote server, is there something else I need to do? — William Roberts, Nov 17 '15 at 20:53

Error when trying to access XAMPP from a network

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