How can i put my WAMP online for someone to access?

Question

I would like to briefly open up my computer and allow my business partener to see what I\'ve been developing on the my localhost. I understand there are probably some securi

Answer 1

There are multiple factors (outside of the actual WAMP server) that will all prevent requests coming in from outside (e.g., from the internet) from reaching the running Apache server.

First, you need to make sure you have a static IP address, and preferably also a registered domain name with an "A" record (DNS) set to that IP address - for both the ServerName and all the ServerAlias hosts (i.e., 'www') that are used in the VirtualHost.

Otherwise, if you have a dynamic IP address, use a Dynamic DNS client to sync the changing IP address with the domain name's DNS records.

Then:

1. You'll need to open Windows Firewall to allow incoming port 80 (http) and port 443 (https) TCP packets.

2. You'll need to "port-forward" ports 80 and 443 in the Router (your WiFi box) to the LAN IP of the server.

3. You'll need to check if your ISP is blocking incoming port 80 (and 443) requests. If it is, you'll need to change the port this VirtualHost is listening-on\binding-to. You can make this test by using an outside proxy website and entering http://your.public.ip.address/ for the URL to visit. If the request times out, it never made it through. Afterwards, when you change the port for the VirtualHost, test again with URL http://your.public.ip.address:port/ (try port 8080).

Taken from Enabling Internet Access of Websites (for WAMP servers)