what address to use (absolute beginner)

[mikexyz]

Just to make it easier for anyone else... you cannot access your own server locally by using your own internet address. Your IP needs to be replaced with 'localhost'. Pretty feckering simple.

[Izzy]

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Just http://219.56.141.153 is not going to xampp or it would be denied access by that new security feature which only allows local traffic (localhost) access to xampp files, we already established this fact way back.

[mikexyz]

I think you are still missing the point. One cannot 'dial up' one's own IP address!