Topic: http://localhost/, http://127.0.0.1 does not work but http:/

[codeDizzy]

I am new to WAMP and I am configuring my installation. My question is how come http://localhost/ and http://127.0.0.1/ does not work but http://127.0.0.1:8080/ works?

How can I make it work for my domain? for example my domain is "mydomain.com"

How can I make it work so just typing http://mydomain.com/ on my local machine will load the default page. or just typing http://localhost/ will work too?

What about if I'm testing 2 sites that's going to be in 2 different domains. for example "domain1.com" and "domain2.com"
How can I use both?

[pnllan]

First things first, What error are you receiving when attempting to use Port 80 (Are you running IIS)? If Port 80 generates an error, it usually because another application/service is already using it.

Per your domain question, do you have a static IP? If not, you will have to use Dynamic DNS.

Per your multiple domain question: You will need to configure VHost.

Again, first things first - let's get the Port issue solved first.
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[codeDizzy]

I don't receive an error when I use http://127.0.0.1:8080/, actually this is the only url that works.

I have setup apache, php and mysql (all latest version) on my test machine. When I load the url http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ the page doesn't load and I get cannot find server or DNS error on Internet Explorer.

I want to load the page by just typing http://localhost/ instead of http://127.0.0.1:8080/. How do I go about it?

If I have a domain like "mydomain.com", how can I make the page load by just typing "mydomain.com" instead of http://localhost/ on my test machine?

[James Blond]

the best way to do this is by editing your c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts to something like that

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 mydomain.com

That works only localy!

With the Port I would say what id the Listen in httpd.conf set? Set to 80 or 8080? if not set to 80 set 80

e.g.