@brandy
To restrict specific IP addresses in XAMPP, you can follow these steps:
- Open the XAMPP control panel and click on the "Config" button for Apache.
- In the Apache configuration file (httpd.conf), find the section where access control is defined using the "Order", "Allow", and "Deny" directives.
- Add the following lines to restrict access to a specific IP address:
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from ***.***.***.***
Replace "***.***.***.***" with the specific IP address you want to restrict.
- Save the changes and restart the Apache server in XAMPP.
- Test the configuration by trying to access your local website from the restricted IP address. You should see a 403 Forbidden error message.
By following these steps, you can restrict specific IP addresses from accessing your XAMPP server.