Accessing localhost (xampp) from another computer over LAN network - how to?

Question

I have just set up a wi-fi network at home. I have all my files on my desktop computer (192.168.1.56) and want to access localhost over there from another computer (192.168.

Answer 1

it's very easy

1. Go to Your XAMPP Control panel
2. Click on apache > config > Apache (httpd.conf)
3. Search for Listen 80 and replace with Listen 8080
4. After that check your local ip using ipconfig command (cmd console)
5. Search for ServerName localhost:80 and replace with your local ip:8080 (ex.192.168.1.156:8080)
6. After that open apache > config > Apache (httpd-xampp.conf)

7. Search for

      
          AllowOverride AuthConfig
          **Require local**   Replace with   **Require all granted**
          ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
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8. Go to xampp > config > click on service and port setting and change apache port 8080

9. restart xampp
10. then hit your IP:8080 (ex.192.168.1.156:8080) from another computer