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Imgur image not showing on localhost

I have an image on imgur. this image is displaying on any website except on localhost.

What might be the problem?

<img class="cover" src="https://i.sstatic.net/wqYLI.jpg" alt="">

Error: GET https://i.sstatic.net/wqYLI.jpg 403 (Forbidden)

Solution

  • Strangely, imgur is restricting to access the image directly from localhost. However if you access your localhost using IP address, you are able to see the image.

    Example:

    http://localhost/site (not allowed)

    http://192.168.0.2/site (allowed)

    This is not only for this image, but also any imgur image.