XAMPP - cannot browse localhost

Question

I am having trouble with my xampp setup. Managed successfully to install apache and sql services but still I cannot browse localhost using either chrome, firefox or IE.

Actually I get the same error log with this guy here: cannot load localhost in browser - xampp

with the exception that when I try the following command "telnet 127.0.0.1 8888" (8888 is the port I use for apache) and then press GET and return I get this message:

<br /> <b>Notice</b>: Undefined index: HTTP_HOST in <b>C:xampp\htdocs\index.php </b> on line <b>7</b><br />

Connection to host lost.

C:\Users\xxxx>

Any idea how to fix this? I am using windows 8.1 by the way.

Answer 1

I tried to do a clean install (disabling firewall, antivirus) and now it works as it should!