No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused itClosed

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Hi,
I program a small web site for my Golf Club www.vetsgolfvic.org.au
For years I have used VS.PHP 3.8 to write and test the PHP code on my home computer and have used WAMP and Notepad++ on a laptop in order to interact with a MySQL database.
Not following some Windows 10 updates I'm getting the above error message and despite several searches and  attempts to modify the behaviour of Windows Firewall (which seems to be the vaguely understood cause of this problem) I cannot find away around this dilemma.

Facebook · Accepted Answer

Go to your database management console.  Open up the security settings on the db.  Give the web service that is running the web application on your web server permissions to connect login and read the db.

HelpiOS · Answer

Hi,

Have you tried to add the program and its ports to the firewall exceptions?

Face800kCoder · Answer

Now What?

paulwings · Answer

This error is a network-related error occurred while establishing a connection to the Server. It means that the error is occurring because there is no server listening at the hostname and port you assigned. It happens that something is preventing a connection to the port or hostname. Either there is a firewall blocking the connection or the process that is hosting the service is not listening on that specific port. This may be because it is not running at all or because it is listening on a different port. So, no connection can be established. The solution to this problem is that connect to the same end point your server is listening on.

biloau · Answer

Hi,
"Actively refused it" means that the host sent a reset instead of an ack when you tried to connect. It is therefore not a problem in your code. Either there is a firewall blocking the connection or the process that is hosting the service is not listening on that port, this may be because it is not running at all or because it is listening on a different port.

once you start the process hosting your service try netstat -anb (requires admin privileges) to verify that it is running and listening on the expected port.

Refer these links:
https://forums.asp.net/t/1223846.aspx
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2972600/no-connection-could-be-made-because-the-target-machine-actively-refused-it

LaurieC · Answer

Hi,

While the information was helpful to my understanding, I was not able to resolve my problem using it.

I'm inclined to think Microsoft has so stuffed Windows that going to Unix is the only solution.

No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

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