Can't connect to apache server from world wide web.

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Hello,

I've been trying to connect to my apache server from the web for some time now without any success. I've port forwarded my router to the device hosting the server. I've open the ports that I am using (80 and 443). I've used a port checking tool and it verified that my ports were open. when I pinged my servers main ip address, none of the packets made it through. What am I doing wrong?

What I have tried:

here is the code that is in between my document root tags:

<br />
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks<br />
    AllowOverride All<br />
    Require all granted<br />

I apperciate any help.

Posted 20-Apr-17 8:13am

Truck53

Updated 20-Apr-17 10:10am

Sean Ewington

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2017-04-20T10:09:00

By "port forwarding", I'm assuming this is your home router. If you're pinging the server's IP address, you're pinging the wrong address. You need the external IP address your ISP assigned to your modem/router. That's the address you should be using to get at the server. If you don't know what it is, just type "Whats my ip" into Google from a machine inside your network to find out.