mikexyz wrote:If I open it up so that any IP can connect, what would regular folks have access to? Would their access be theoretically limited to C:\xampp\htdocs ?
No, this section is for LAN access to these mostly private (webmaster) folders of XAMPP as defined in this line
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<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
As you can see they are not for WAN access but for LAN access as the IPs and IP ranges define.
Opening to all removes this very useful new security feature.
Your problem is not with this httpd-xampp.conf file even though you had the access denied message but more with port forwarding still.
Your WAN IP you posted needs to be forwarded to port 80 so Apache listening on port 80 will serve the required pages - at the moment Apache thinks that the IP is a local IP and so denies access.
You need to go back to my first set of links and try and follow the port forwarding configuration for Apache ports (
clue) - find your router in the lists for the correct configuration or post here the make and model and I will see if I can find it (
in English)
Also make sure your ISP does not block port 80 and any other XAMPP ports - some do.