Can i replace localhost with the IP address

rohandm29 · Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

Why is the localhost (ip 127.0.0.1) used .
Why cant the actuall IP address of the machine used instead of local host .
How does the process of connection differ in the two cases .

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:46 am

You might check out Massive Link Forum for some help. They would probably have a few people there that might be better for this question.

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yangyang · Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 23 Location: kavoir.com

What IP address Apache would respond to is imperative in httpd.conf, so you'll need to modify it before the IP addresses are interchangeable.