Access phppgadmin from another computer? - phppgadmin

Question

I have installed phppgadmin in a Ubuntu server and want to access it from another computer.
It said access denied when i typed:
http://<ip>/phppgadmin
The port 5432 is opened in the Ubuntu server but just for local ip.
Thanks

Answer 1

The /etc/apache2/conf.d/phppgadmin.conf configuration file by default keeps anyone but localhost from accessing PhpPgAdmin.
Add a line that makes a new allow rule for your IP, so it looks something like this:
<Location /phppgadmin>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from [Your client IP]
</Location>
By the way, this kind of question is probably more appropriate for stackoverflow's sister site serverfault.com

Answer 2

I know this is an old question but since i stumbled on it trying to fix the "Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 (Forbidden)" error while trying to access phpPgAdmin from another computer and the given answers didn't work for me, I wanted to share my solution.
Ubuntu: 17.04; phpPgAdmin: 5.1
Solution:
Comment out Require local in /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/phppgadmin.conf and restart apache (sudo service apache2 reload)
<Directory /usr/share/phppgadmin>
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>
AllowOverride None
# Only allow connections from localhost:
# Require local
<IfModule mod_php.c>
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
php_flag track_vars On
#php_value include_path .
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_php.c>
<IfModule mod_actions.c>
<IfModule mod_cgi.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php /cgi-bin/php
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_cgid.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php /cgi-bin/php
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
</Directory>
/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/phppgadmin.conf

Answer 3

This is an apache (or web server) issue. You're phppgadmin directory has a .htaccess file disallowing EVERYONE except localhost.
You need to either set it to Allow ALL or Allow (insert IP here)

Answer 4

Are you running Apache?
You need to change your permissions in the httpd.conf file or .htaccess
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/security_tips.html

Answer 5

I want to share my solution as well.
Debian 10.1 with Apache 2.4.38 and phpPgAdmin 5.1 on 64-Bit ARM.
The following config will allow local and LAN access, but (for security reasons) NO WAN access.
/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/phppgadmin.conf
<Directory /usr/share/phppgadmin>
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>
AllowOverride None
# Only allow connections from localhost:
#Require local
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from ::1
Allow from 127.0.0.1
Allow from 192.168.0.0/16
Allow from 172.16.0.0/12
Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
<IfModule mod_php.c>
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
php_flag track_vars On
#php_value include_path .
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_php.c>
<IfModule mod_actions.c>
<IfModule mod_cgi.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php /cgi-bin/php
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_cgid.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Action application/x-httpd-php /cgi-bin/php
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
</Directory>