Apache/ IP restriction

[Anon]

I use the Apache server on my local PC with windows 2000 for testing my PHP script.

Sometime while I am connected to Internet is also the Apache running on my machine.
Therefore I need to restrict access to my Apache root directory from all IP addresses except localhost-127.0.0.1.

Should I use some external firewall or is possible to configurate Apache to do IP restriction fo me ?

Thanx,

twom

[mithril]

Are you asking about the x:/apache directory or the x:/apache/htdocs directory?
The following lines will restict access to only 127.0.0.1:

Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1

Place these inside the <Directory x:/apache/htodcs> directive in httpd.conf to restrict the web root root. You'll need to create a <Directory> directive for x:/apache if you're looking at the server root itself. Place the above arguments in that directive. The following link will take you to the section of the Apache manual which deals with <Directory> syntax and options:

httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#directory

Hope this helps!!!

Cheers,

Geoff A. Virgo

[Anon]

Thanx, now it is working just I need.