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I've installed for the first time xampp on Windows 7 32 bit to run a crm, that normally I install on Linux.
Alas it seems directories in htdocs folder can be accessed only locally and not from a remote ip. How do I enable access remotely in Apache. The router is properly configured and points to the proper port on Apache server

No, htdocs resources are not restricted to local access only by default.
There are only a few parts that can only be accessed locally like phpmyadmin or server-info

When I connect from an external address the address changes to
http://localhost/vtigercrm/
And the text is
This site can’t be reached
localhost refused to connect.
Search Google for localhost vtiger crm
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

I disabled firewalls on both addresses and I still can access the /dashboard.
This time I didn't touch httpd.conf just use the default port on a dedicated connection with no machine connected
Any advice?

adorah wrote:When I connect from an external address the address changes to
http://localhost/vtigercrm/

That is a vtiger issue, not a xampp issue.
Somewhere in your application is defined what the base url is and this is set to localhost.

Bingo. I changed indeed the URL in vtigercrm and it worked. Thx. Problem solved