xampp

[chris2]

Hi

I am trying to make a server on my pc so i can test new things with out going onto the internet. I am thinking of XAMPP but i want to know if when i am running the server, can anyone get onto it through the internet, or is it just me who can access it?

many thanks

chris

[Tom]

If you allow traffic through your firewall etc on port 80 then people can see it, yes.

[Sava]

If you don't forward the port, then no one can access it. If you do, they can.

edit: wrote at the same time as Tom.

[chris2]

How do i block port 80? Do i get XAMPP to do it or do i get the modem to block it?

[Tom]

Unless you've set it up to forward traffic through you should be fine. Test it by going to whatismyip.com and pasting your external IP into your browser.

[chris2]

rgr, thanks tom. I will try it when i get home. Just a question, do you use XAMPP for a privare server?

[Tom]

I used to use XAMPP on my Windows PC. Now I just chuck stuff up on a server...

[edmundk]

I find it is a lot easier to edit it using XAMPP, well just more convenient i guess.