title: WAMP Server 3+ - Putting server online with public ip address
body: <p>I have been scouring the web for atleast 2 hours and trying suggested fixes but to no avail, this is my last resort:</p>
  
  <p>I have managed to get my server working on localhost, my local 192. ip address and when trying to access via my public ip address (151.225..) I am getting forbidden messages, my port forwarding is correct on port 80. I assume it is something to do with the directory permissions within the HTTPD.conf file, but as I am using the latest 3.0.6 version of WAMP there are lots of differences to the solutions I am looking for and I can't seem to see one for my version. I have reverted to the original config file. It might help to mention that I did manage to get the public ip address working for the phpmyadmin database which was a result! But, I reverted that config file back to default also, so I don't have the actual solution to that either.  I will supply the default HTTPD.conf below and it might assist you...</p>
  
  <pre><code>#
  # This is the main Apache HTTP server configuration file.  It contains the
  # configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
  # See &lt;URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/&gt; for detailed information.
  # In particular, see 
  # &lt;URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/directives.html&gt;
  # for a discussion of each configuration directive.
  #
  # Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
  # what they do.  They're here only as hints or reminders.  If you are unsure
  # consult the online docs. You have been warned.  
  #
  # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
  # of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
  # server will use that explicit path.  If the filenames do *not* begin
  # with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "logs/access_log"
  # with ServerRoot set to "/usr/local/apache2" will be interpreted by the
  # server as "/usr/local/apache2/logs/access_log", whereas "/logs/access_log" 
  # will be interpreted as '/logs/access_log'.
  #
  # NOTE: Where filenames are specified, you must use forward slashes
  # instead of backslashes (e.g., "c:/apache" instead of "c:\apache").
  # If a drive letter is omitted, the drive on which httpd.exe is located
  # will be used by default.  It is recommended that you always supply
  # an explicit drive letter in absolute paths to avoid confusion.
  ServerSignature On
  ServerTokens Full
  
  #
  # ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
  # configuration, error, and log files are kept.
  #
  # Do not add a slash at the end of the directory path.  If you point
  # ServerRoot at a non-local disk, be sure to specify a local disk on the
  # Mutex directive, if file-based mutexes are used.  If you wish to share the
  # same ServerRoot for multiple httpd daemons, you will need to change at
  # least PidFile.
  #
  
  
  # Apache variable names used by Apache conf files:
  # The names and contents of variables:
  # APACHE24, VERSION_APACHE, INSTALL_DIR, APACHE_DIR
  # should never be changed.
  Define APACHE24 Apache2.4
  Define VERSION_APACHE 2.4.23
  Define INSTALL_DIR D:/wamp64
  Define APACHE_DIR ${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/apache/apache${VERSION_APACHE}
  
  ServerRoot "${APACHE_DIR}"
  
  
  #
  # Mutex: Allows you to set the mutex mechanism and mutex file directory
  # for individual mutexes, or change the global defaults
  #
  # Uncomment and change the directory if mutexes are file-based and the default
  # mutex file directory is not on a local disk or is not appropriate for some
  # other reason.
  #
  # Mutex default:logs
  
  #
  # Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or
  # ports, instead of the default. See also the &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
  # directive.
  #
  # Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to 
  # prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses.
  #
  #Listen 12.34.56.78:80
  Listen 0.0.0.0:80
  Listen [::0]:80
  
  #
  # Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
  #
  # To be able to use the functionality of a module which was built as a DSO you
  # have to place corresponding `LoadModule' lines at this location so the
  # directives contained in it are actually available _before_ they are used.
  # Statically compiled modules (those listed by `httpd -l') do not need
  # to be loaded here.
  #
  # Example:
  # LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
  #
  LoadModule access_compat_module modules/mod_access_compat.so
  LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so
  LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
  LoadModule allowmethods_module modules/mod_allowmethods.so
  LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
  LoadModule auth_basic_module modules/mod_auth_basic.so
  LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so
  #LoadModule auth_form_module modules/mod_auth_form.so
  #LoadModule authn_anon_module modules/mod_authn_anon.so
  LoadModule authn_core_module modules/mod_authn_core.so
  #LoadModule authn_dbd_module modules/mod_authn_dbd.so
  #LoadModule authn_dbm_module modules/mod_authn_dbm.so
  LoadModule authn_file_module modules/mod_authn_file.so
  #LoadModule authn_socache_module modules/mod_authn_socache.so
  #LoadModule authnz_fcgi_module modules/mod_authnz_fcgi.so
  #LoadModule authnz_ldap_module modules/mod_authnz_ldap.so
  LoadModule authz_core_module modules/mod_authz_core.so
  #LoadModule authz_dbd_module modules/mod_authz_dbd.so
  #LoadModule authz_dbm_module modules/mod_authz_dbm.so
  LoadModule authz_groupfile_module modules/mod_authz_groupfile.so
  LoadModule authz_host_module modules/mod_authz_host.so
  #LoadModule authz_owner_module modules/mod_authz_owner.so
  LoadModule authz_user_module modules/mod_authz_user.so
  LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
  #LoadModule buffer_module modules/mod_buffer.so
  LoadModule cache_module modules/mod_cache.so
  LoadModule cache_disk_module modules/mod_cache_disk.so
  #LoadModule cache_socache_module modules/mod_cache_socache.so
  #LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
  LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
  #LoadModule charset_lite_module modules/mod_charset_lite.so
  #LoadModule data_module modules/mod_data.so
  #LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
  #LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
  #LoadModule dav_lock_module modules/mod_dav_lock.so
  #LoadModule dbd_module modules/mod_dbd.so
  #LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so
  LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
  #LoadModule dumpio_module modules/mod_dumpio.so
  LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
  #LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
  #LoadModule ext_filter_module modules/mod_ext_filter.so
  LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so
  #LoadModule filter_module modules/mod_filter.so
  #LoadModule http2_module modules/mod_http2.so
  #LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
  #LoadModule heartbeat_module modules/mod_heartbeat.so
  #LoadModule heartmonitor_module modules/mod_heartmonitor.so
  #LoadModule ident_module modules/mod_ident.so
  #LoadModule imagemap_module modules/mod_imagemap.so
  LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so
  #LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
  LoadModule isapi_module modules/mod_isapi.so
  #LoadModule lbmethod_bybusyness_module modules/mod_lbmethod_bybusyness.so
  #LoadModule lbmethod_byrequests_module modules/mod_lbmethod_byrequests.so
  #LoadModule lbmethod_bytraffic_module modules/mod_lbmethod_bytraffic.so
  #LoadModule lbmethod_heartbeat_module modules/mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.so
  #LoadModule ldap_module modules/mod_ldap.so
  #LoadModule logio_module modules/mod_logio.so
  LoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so
  #LoadModule log_debug_module modules/mod_log_debug.so
  #LoadModule log_forensic_module modules/mod_log_forensic.so
  #LoadModule lua_module modules/mod_lua.so
  #LoadModule macro_module modules/mod_macro.so
  LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
  #LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
  LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
  #LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
  #LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
  #LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
  #LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
  #LoadModule proxy_express_module modules/mod_proxy_express.so
  #LoadModule proxy_fcgi_module modules/mod_proxy_fcgi.so
  #LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
  #LoadModule proxy_html_module modules/mod_proxy_html.so
  #LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
  #LoadModule proxy_http2_module modules/mod_proxy_http2.so
  #LoadModule proxy_scgi_module modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so
  #LoadModule proxy_wstunnel_module modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so
  #LoadModule ratelimit_module modules/mod_ratelimit.so
  #LoadModule reflector_module modules/mod_reflector.so
  #LoadModule remoteip_module modules/mod_remoteip.so
  #LoadModule request_module modules/mod_request.so
  #LoadModule reqtimeout_module modules/mod_reqtimeout.so
  LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
  #LoadModule sed_module modules/mod_sed.so
  #LoadModule session_module modules/mod_session.so
  #LoadModule session_cookie_module modules/mod_session_cookie.so
  #LoadModule session_crypto_module modules/mod_session_crypto.so
  #LoadModule session_dbd_module modules/mod_session_dbd.so
  LoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so
  #LoadModule slotmem_plain_module modules/mod_slotmem_plain.so
  #LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so
  #LoadModule socache_dbm_module modules/mod_socache_dbm.so
  #LoadModule socache_memcache_module modules/mod_socache_memcache.so
  #LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so
  #LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so
  #LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
  #LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so
  #LoadModule substitute_module modules/mod_substitute.so
  #LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
  LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
  #LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
  #LoadModule version_module modules/mod_version.so
  LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
  #LoadModule watchdog_module modules/mod_watchdog.so
  #LoadModule xml2enc_module modules/mod_xml2enc.so
  
  LoadModule php5_module "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/php/php5.6.25/php5apache2_4.dll"
  
  &lt;IfModule unixd_module&gt;
  #
  # If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run
  # httpd as root initially and it will switch.  
  #
  # User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
  # It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for
  # running httpd, as with most system services.
  #
  User daemon
  Group daemon
  
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  # 'Main' server configuration
  #
  # The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'
  # server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a
  # &lt;VirtualHost&gt; definition.  These values also provide defaults for
  # any &lt;VirtualHost&gt; containers you may define later in the file.
  #
  # All of these directives may appear inside &lt;VirtualHost&gt; containers,
  # in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
  # virtual host being defined.
  #
  
  #
  # ServerAdmin: Your address, where problems with the server should be
  # e-mailed.  This address appears on some server-generated pages, such
  # as error documents.  e.g. admin@your-domain.com
  #
  ServerAdmin wampserver@wampserver.invalid
  
  #
  # ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.
  # This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify
  # it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.
  #
  # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.
  #
  ServerName localhost:80
  
  #
  # Deny access to the entirety of your server's filesystem. You must
  # explicitly permit access to web content directories in other 
  # &lt;Directory&gt; blocks below.
  #
  &lt;Directory /&gt;
      AllowOverride none
      Require all denied
  &lt;/Directory&gt;
  
  #
  # Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
  # particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as
  # you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
  # below.
  #
  HostnameLookups Off
  
  #
  # DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
  # documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
  # symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
  #
  DocumentRoot "${INSTALL_DIR}/www"
  &lt;Directory "${INSTALL_DIR}/www/"&gt;
      #
      # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
      # or any combination of:
      #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
      #
      # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
      # doesn't give it to you.
      #
      # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
      # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#options
      # for more information.
      #
      Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks +Multiviews
  
      #
      # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
      # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
      #   AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
      #
      AllowOverride all
  
      #
      # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
      #
  
  #   onlineoffline tag - don't remove
      Require all granted
  &lt;/Directory&gt;
  
  #
  # DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
  # is requested.
  #
  &lt;IfModule dir_module&gt;
      DirectoryIndex index.php index.php3 index.html index.htm
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  #
  # The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being 
  # viewed by Web clients. 
  #
  &lt;Files ".ht*"&gt;
      Require all denied
  &lt;/Files&gt;
  
  #
  # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
  # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
  # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
  # logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
  # container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
  #
  #ErrorLog "logs/error.log"
  ErrorLog "${INSTALL_DIR}/logs/apache_error.log"
  
  #
  # LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
  # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
  # alert, emerg.
  #
  LogLevel warn
  
  &lt;IfModule log_config_module&gt;
      #
      # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
      # a CustomLog directive (see below).
      #
      LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %&gt;s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
      LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %&gt;s %b" common
  
      &lt;IfModule logio_module&gt;
        # You need to enable mod_logio.c to use %I and %O
        LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %&gt;s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\" %I %O" combinedio
      &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
      #
      # The location and format of the access logfile (Common Logfile Format).
      # If you do not define any access logfiles within a &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
      # container, they will be logged here.  Contrariwise, if you *do*
      # define per-&lt;VirtualHost&gt; access logfiles, transactions will be
      # logged therein and *not* in this file.
      #
      CustomLog "${INSTALL_DIR}/logs/access.log" common
      #
      # If you prefer a logfile with access, agent, and referer information
      # (Combined Logfile Format) you can use the following directive.
      #
      #CustomLog "logs/access.log" combined
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  &lt;IfModule alias_module&gt;
      #
      # Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to 
      # exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client 
      # will make a new request for the document at its new location.
      # Example:
      # Redirect permanent /foo http://www.example.com/bar
  
      #
      # Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to
      # access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.
      # Example:
      # Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path
      #
      # If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will
      # require it to be present in the URL.  You will also likely
      # need to provide a &lt;Directory&gt; section to allow access to
      # the filesystem path.
  
      #
      # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts. 
      # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
      # documents in the target directory are treated as applications and
      # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the
      # client.  The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias
      # directives as to Alias.
      #
      ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "${INSTALL_DIR}/cgi-bin/"
  
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  &lt;IfModule cgid_module&gt;
      #
      # ScriptSock: On threaded servers, designate the path to the UNIX
      # socket used to communicate with the CGI daemon of mod_cgid.
      #
      #Scriptsock cgisock
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  #
  # "c:/Apache24/cgi-bin" should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
  # CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
  #
  &lt;Directory "${INSTALL_DIR}/cgi-bin"&gt;
      AllowOverride None
      Options None
      Require all granted
  &lt;/Directory&gt;
  
  &lt;IfModule mime_module&gt;
      #
      # TypesConfig points to the file containing the list of mappings from
      # filename extension to MIME-type.
      #
      TypesConfig conf/mime.types
  
      #
      # AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
      # file specified in TypesConfig for specific file types.
      #
      #AddType application/x-gzip .tgz
      #
      # AddEncoding allows you to have certain browsers uncompress
      # information on the fly. Note: Not all browsers support this.
      #
      AddEncoding x-compress .Z
      AddEncoding x-gzip .gz .tgz
      #
      # If the AddEncoding directives above are commented-out, then you
      # probably should define those extensions to indicate media types:
      #
      AddType application/x-compress .Z
      AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz
      AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
      AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3
  
      #
      # AddHandler allows you to map certain file extensions to "handlers":
      # actions unrelated to filetype. These can be either built into the server
      # or added with the Action directive (see below)
      #
      # To use CGI scripts outside of ScriptAliased directories:
      # (You will also need to add "ExecCGI" to the "Options" directive.)
      #
      #AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
  
      # For type maps (negotiated resources):
      #AddHandler type-map var
  
      #
      # Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.
      #
      # To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):
      # (You will also need to add "Includes" to the "Options" directive.)
      #
      #AddType text/html .shtml
      #AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  #
  # The mod_mime_magic module allows the server to use various hints from the
  # contents of the file itself to determine its type.  The MIMEMagicFile
  # directive tells the module where the hint definitions are located.
  #
  #MIMEMagicFile conf/magic
  
  #
  # Customizable error responses come in three flavors:
  # 1) plain text 2) local redirects 3) external redirects
  #
  # Some examples:
  #ErrorDocument 500 "The server made a boo boo."
  #ErrorDocument 404 /missing.html
  #ErrorDocument 404 "/cgi-bin/missing_handler.pl"
  #ErrorDocument 402 http://www.example.com/subscription_info.html
  #
  
  #
  # MaxRanges: Maximum number of Ranges in a request before
  # returning the entire resource, or one of the special
  # values 'default', 'none' or 'unlimited'.
  # Default setting is to accept 200 Ranges.
  #MaxRanges unlimited
  
  #
  # EnableMMAP and EnableSendfile: On systems that support it, 
  # memory-mapping or the sendfile syscall may be used to deliver
  # files.  This usually improves server performance, but must
  # be turned off when serving from networked-mounted 
  # filesystems or if support for these functions is otherwise
  # broken on your system.
  # Defaults: EnableMMAP On, EnableSendfile Off
  #
  #EnableMMAP off
  EnableSendfile off
  
  # AcceptFilter: On Windows, none uses accept() rather than AcceptEx() and
  # will not recycle sockets between connections. This is useful for network
  # adapters with broken driver support, as well as some virtual network
  # providers such as vpn drivers, or spam, virus or spyware filters.
  AcceptFilter http none
  AcceptFilter https none
  
  # Supplemental configuration
  #
  # The configuration files in the conf/extra/ directory can be 
  # included to add extra features or to modify the default configuration of 
  # the server, or you may simply copy their contents here and change as 
  # necessary.
  
  # Server-pool management (MPM specific)
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-mpm.conf
  
  # Multi-language error messages
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf
  
  # Fancy directory listings
  Include conf/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf
  
  # Language settings
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-languages.conf
  
  # User home directories
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf
  
  # Real-time info on requests and configuration
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-info.conf
  
  # Virtual hosts
  Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
  
  # Local access to the Apache HTTP Server Manual
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-manual.conf
  
  # Distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV)
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-dav.conf
  
  # Various default settings
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-default.conf
  
  # Configure mod_proxy_html to understand HTML4/XHTML1
  &lt;IfModule proxy_html_module&gt;
  Include conf/extra/proxy-html.conf
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  # Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
  #Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
  #
  # Note: The following must must be present to support
  #       starting without SSL on platforms with no /dev/random equivalent
  #       but a statically compiled-in mod_ssl.
  #
  &lt;IfModule ssl_module&gt;
  SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
  SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  
  Include "${INSTALL_DIR}/alias/*"
  </code></pre>