Access xampp from other computers within LAN

[amagrace]

Hi,
I know a similar question (http://community.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=35928&start=0&hilit=host+name)has been asked but I have a different concern.

I have a similar situation as described in the above thread. I am running xampp in one of my computer (hostname = mypc) and would like to access the web from another computer within the local network. I can http://mypc/ to access it without problem.

However, somewhere in the application (Gallery2) it is coded a global constant

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$storeConfig['hostname'] = 'localhost';

. Here and there the application use this value to construct the url to its components and this gives http://localhost/gallery2/....

This creates no problem when I test run it on the server machine. But when I am accessing it over the network, such address gives error. However, I do not want to modify the application configuration file to change 'localhost' to 'mypc' because it becomes less portable, and creates headache during application upgrade.

Is there a way to recognize the xampp server both by hostname as well as 'localhost'?

Thanks in advance

Fred

[Wiedmann]

Is there a way to recognize the xampp server both by hostname as well as 'localhost'?

No. "localhost" is always, like the name says, the own pc. (a basic tcp/ip rule, and nothing wie can change in XAMPP)

[Nobbie]

Why not simply replacing the config for Gallery2 by

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$storeConfig['hostname'] = 'mypc';

and thats it?

However, I do not want to modify the application configuration file to change 'localhost' to 'mypc' because it becomes less portable, and creates headache during application upgrade.

As you see, it's just vice verse. Leaving "localhost" in your configuration makes it less portable, as localhost is a reserved name which is bound to the local PC.