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lorenaolguin
lorenaolguin
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Posted by lorenaolguin
lorenaolguin
6,034 Points

When i click the link it says "Can´t access this website", and "the page .....mypage....has rejected the connection.

I´ve already tried the skype suggestion on the teacher notes, but is not working. I also tried a solution someone posted saying to acces the blueprints etc. but is not working either. Don´t know how to solve this.

lorenaolguin
lorenaolguin
6,034 Points
lorenaolguin
lorenaolguin
6,034 Points

I´ve fixed it with the skype solution, i haven´t noticed that skype wasn´t saving the changes, after that it worked.

1 Answer

Dan Lauby
Dan Lauby
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Dan Lauby
Dan Lauby
7,897 Points

I had a similar problem. There were two issues I found solutions to.

Issue 1: "Error – Unable to write to and update" Solution: Stop Skype was using port 80 and blocking my link to Wordpress

  • Open Skype
  • Click on "Tools" dropdown menu and select "Options..."
  • There is a menu on the left, click on "Advanced"
  • Below that select "Connections"
  • Deselect the checkbox that says "Use port 80 and 443 for additional incoming connections "
  • Restart computer

Issue 2: "Can´t access this website" Solution: Stop “World Wide Web Publishing Service" from running and set "Startup type" to manual

  • Click search icon next to start menu
  • Search for “Administrative Tools”
  • Dbl click on "Services"
  • Scroll down to “World Wide Web Publishing Service"
  • Right-click “World Wide Web Publishing Service" and select "Properties"
  • In the "General" tab, at the bottom, there there are "Service status" options. Select "Stop"
  • In the same "General" tab there is a dropdown menu titled "Startup type". Select "Manual"
  • Click "Apply", then click "Save"

I finally found my answer at https://serverpress.com/forums/topic/new-site-install-php-not-found/ Scroll down to post #88521. There was no need to restart. Hopes this helps!