Xampp Security Error 403 problem!

[am89]

Access forbidden!

New XAMPP security concept:

Access to the requested directory is only available from the local network.

This setting can be configured in the file "httpd-xampp.conf".

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 403

www.mywebsite.com
07/20/12 14:22:33
Apache/2.2.21 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.2.21 OpenSSL/1.0.0e PHP/5.3.8 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1

Suddenly out of the blue this is the error message popped up.
I have googled and researched this but nothing has worked.
Usually there is an IP address but my has our website.

Anyone know what to do? I didn't ever have xampp either.

[JonB]

Perhaps your domain expired, or you have a dynamic ip?

hint: you should ping your 'www.mywebsite.com' and see what it resolves to --

Then enter that IP in your browser, and see what happens

i.e 'http://nnn.nn.nn.nnn/ (where the n's represent the IP derived from the ping resolution.

Good Luck

[am89]

Our domain was renewed so thats fine.

When I ping my website i get this error:
www.mywebsite.com is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

[am89]

Sorry my mistake this is what I got when I pinged my website :
Pinging www.mywebsite.com {xx.xx.xx.xx} with 32 bytes of data
request timed out
request timed out
request timed out
request timed out

pring statitics:
Sent 4 Lost 4 100% loss

[JonB]

That means, at this moment, your domain is unreachable from the location that you initiated that ping. Could be routing, could be almost anything.

Two big questions come to mind:

A. Where do you believe your domain is located/hosted?

B. Did your domain expire at any point ???

You said you don't have XAMPP, right???

Maybe the best thing is for you to PM your domain name.

Good Luck

[am89]

what is PM my domain?

My domain never expired.
I don't have xampp.

[JonB]

Are you still getting the original error????

If No - what's the issue?

IF yes, then send me a private message with the Domain Name in question, and I might be able to help you.

You could also possibly do me the courtesy of answering questions fully.

A. Where do you believe your domain is located/hosted?

Since you don't have XAMPP, and we don't "host' xampp for anyone - this is really not my issue. However it IS possible that whomever was hosting your Domain, broke our policies and used XAMPP for a production server (which might no longer be working) THAT could lead to that bizarre message. (which could happen on an improperly configured XAMPP- Apache server). And the only way to figure that out is to know the domain and IP. (you could also have a nameserver DNS issue)

Good Luck