Why can't I access Xampp's phpmyadmin on localhost? Access is forbidden.

Question

I can access localhost fine on Xampp with phpmyadmin on ubuntu. I can see the contents of /htdocs which I completely cleared and wrote my own for. I want to access phpmyad

Answer 1

Try this

New XAMPP security concept

Search in httpd-xampp.conf

        Require local
    ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var

Replace with or remove phpmyadmin

        Require local
    ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var