Question

I have problem accessing localhost (127.0.0.1) with chrome and internet explorer, but have no such problem with firefox and opera..

When I try to access 127.0.0.1, I got this message:

You don’t have permission to access / on this server

I have tried reinstalling wamp server but up to no avail.

Is there any setting i should change to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Steps to try:

1. Ping the IP address from a command prompt. If you can do that, then it doesn’t sound like a WAMP Server issue.
2. Go into the document root for the default site, and put a file called test.html. Then in the browser, visit ‘http://127.0.0.1/test.html’. Put a bit of content in there – e.g. <p>Hello world</p>. If you can visit it in Firefox but not Chrome or IE, then it’s not a site configuration problem.
3. Disable IPv6. I have seen some issues with this on Windows.