How to make WAMP accessible over the internet?

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Mayank Choudhary picture Mayank Choudhary · Jul 3, 2014 · Viewed 45.6k times · Source

I am quite new to web development. I have this web application I developed using PHP and MySQL that works on my WAMP server. I want to share it with a cousin for tips and suggestions. I want to make my WAMP server accessible to him. So, how do I do it? All I have is a computer running Windows 7 and an internet connection. :-P

P.S. - Additional suggestions are welcome as well. Because I think this is a basic problem that starters in web development will face and I want the optimal solution to come out so that it helps others as well.

Thanks!

Answer

ecnepsnai picture ecnepsnai · Jul 3, 2014

In Windows Firewall, allow inbound connections through port 80. Then you may need to configure port forwarding on your router to forward inbound connections to your PCs local IP address. After you have done that, just give them your public IP address and they should be able to browse to your site. I can't give you very specific instructions for the port forwarding, because its different for almost every router, but this website should help: http://portforward.com/

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