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Local PHP Development & Firewalls

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:12 pm
by cfytable
I need to configure my laptop (Win XP Pro) for local PHP development, and I installed XAMPP to that end. I don't need to allow external access to this local development server--I just plan to access via http://localhost from that same computer.

I am currently having problems configuring my Comodo firewall, but my question doesn't specifically have to do with that software--I mainly want to know what the preferred setup is for secure local (and non-external) development. Should I disallow any attempts by Apache and mySQL to connect to the Internet and act as servers, except within a trusted zone? I tried defining my wireless card as a trusted zone and allowing TCP/UDP In/Out for that entire zone, but, unfortunately, Apache and mySQL keep trying to connect to the Internet and won't run unless I allow that activity. Am I missing an obvious setting/rule or do Apache and mySQL have to connect to the Internet?

Any help (or personal experiences with Comodo) would be greatly appreciated.