How To Fix PhpMyAdmin Access Forbidden Error Access To The Requested Directory Is Only Available From The Local Network

After I install XAMPP on macOS, when I open the XAMPP server, then click the General tab —> Go to Application button, it will direct me to the XAMPP dashboard web page.

When I click the phpMyAdmin link on the XAMPP dashboard web page top right corner, it will open a web page with below Access forbidden error message.

Access forbidden!
New XAMPP security concept:

Access to the requested directory is only available from the local network.

This setting can be configured in the file "httpd-xampp.conf".

1. Fix PhpMyAdmin Access Forbidden Error Steps.

1. Open XAMPP by click the XAMPP app icon in macOS Finder —> Applications folder.
2. Click Volumes tab —> Mount button to mount /opt/lampp volume.
3. Click Explore button to open /opt/lampp folder in macOS Finder.
4. Open etc / extra folder, edit httpd-xampp.conf file.
5. Comment line which load Perl module.

   #LoadModule perl_module        modules/mod_perl.so

6. Change Directory “/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin” access permission as below.

   # since XAMPP 1.4.3
   <Directory "/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin">
       AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit
       # Require local
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from all
       Require all granted
       ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
   </Directory>

7. Stop and Start the XAMPP server, wait for a while, then phpMyAdmin can be accessed successfully.