Question

I have a simple question.

I’m using MAMP for development on my Mac. Once MAMP is on I access it using either localhost or 127.0.0.1. However, others can access it on my network using my IP address, I want to forbid this. Would anyone else even outside of my network have access when I’m connected to an internet connection?

I’ve put a .htaccess file in my MAMP home directory, which works as far as I’ve tested on other computers on the network. But how secure is this?

Thanks.

Here is what I am using:

order deny,allow

deny from all

allow from 127.0.0.1

Answer 1

Add the following line to your httpd.conf and remove/comment out any other Listen directives:

Listen 127.0.0.1:80