How to Fix Localhost Refused to Connect

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“Localhost refused to connect” is one of the network connection errors that might occur when you can't access your localhost. This error has several causes – from a firewall-blocked server to wrongly-configured browser settings. In this video, you’ll learn four ways to solve the “localhost refused to connect” error.
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🕒 Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Temporarily Disable Your Firewall
01:32 - Flush Your DNS
01:59 - Connect With the Specified Port
03:40 - Go Through Browser Settings
04:18 - Outro
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📌 How to Fix Localhost Refused to Connect?

In this video, we’ll go through four methods to solve the localhost refused to connect error.

👉 Temporarily Disable Your Firewall
While it’s an important security system, sometimes a firewall may run inaccurately block safe web pages or incoming connections.

It’s best to temporarily disable the firewall when developing a website in your localhost, so it won’t flag the project as malicious and block it. Make sure to immediately re-enable it once the website goes live.

👉 Flush Your DNS
DNS cache that contains too many records might fail to function. Flush the DNS to erase the records and solve the localhost refused to connect error.

👉 Connect With the Specified Port
Port 80 is the default port number for the Apache web server, but sometimes it is used by another application on your computer. This makes you unable to run the server on the same port simultaneously.

Check whether port 80 is free using XAMPP, then connect with the correct port number using the listen command.

👉 Go Through the Browser Settings
Every web browser has a different setup and characteristics. Some browsers will automatically redirect you to a site’s HTTPS version, even when you enter an HTTP web address. But if that site has an invalid SSL certificate or doesn’t have any, “localhost refused to connect” will appear on the screen.

If you use Chrome, you can delete localhost’s domain security policies. This will enable connections to sites without an SSL certificate, like the one you’re currently developing.

There you go! Now you know how to fix the “localhost refused to connect” error.
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[shantetorres]

That xampp download was clutch! Port 80 wasn't being used but I changed it anyway and now I am connected! Thank you, I definitely liked and subscribed!

[pon]

Thank you so much! I was searching this solution for a long time. Great video !

[zaoher]

Thanks for the video! it was awesome. I'm really excited I learn a lots, thank you very much. See you next time.

[exoltairior]

My bittorrent client was using the same port I was trying to host a SQL server on! Thanks!

[antrahagure]

From all the options-changing Listen Port 8080 worked! Thank you so much! Now when I type localhost:8080 xampp dashboard page shows up -just like before when i had localhost 300.

[HelloWorld-fhge]

Thank you my problem was about ip and port number from my server !

[bingetrailer]

your good bro subcribe and liked super help !

[HelloWorld-fhge]

The mine is about Spring application deployed in Heroku !

[ArunKumar-yojn]

Hi thanks for the video, i tried the three steps but still not able to connect the server.

i was installed the geo server 2 ways
the first method is window installer(jdk jre) port 8080, not working. so i tried to install second way using the tomcat 9 with port 8085 that also not working.

could you please assist me.

[eshvarbalaji]

am i trying to connect nextjs to flask. the input from nexts has to go to flask n then get embedded but i keep getting this error- localhost:5001/:1


Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

[yasirmandokhail]

After all that the localhost:80 is working in my laptop now what should i do how can i login to my local wordpress?

[err]

Hiya bud I had an advertising pop up on my desktop the other day
I then went on to Google's privacy and security options and done
a safety check the results showed I had a password breach on
a site called Localhost but I don't have a password on this site
I don't even know what it is. is this anything to worry about

[bhagyashreegupta]

flushdns comaand, the command prompt doesn't recognise it

[nnamdichristian]

Nice video . Please, what is the solution when all the information I entered into the localhost page I created is not showing on mysql in Xampp. Once I entered the information and click on submit, I don't receive any successful or error message and the information does not reflect in mysql.

[timeknight]

Pls make this one again but for (Mobile) Pls

[vamshipatel]

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access this resource.

Apache/2.4.54 (Win64) OpenSSL/1.1.1p PHP/8.1.10 Server at localhost Port 8080 how can solve this bro please suggest me anyone thankyou

[dannylindsey]

Thanks, my problem was a self restarting Windows Firewall. Once disabled and a restart back to normal.

[erickrl]

how i put localhost:3000?doenst open here, , ,

[SWEbear]

i needed to uninstall skype and discord for it to work if more people looking for a solution

[rohitrohilla]

''localhost is not supported ''
not resolved
please help me out with this