Error 0 couldn't connect to host in wamp windows 7 - php

I have a joomla GIT repository of my project. We are using wamp and windows 7 as a development environment. This repository works fine on one machine. But when we tried to clone same repository on other two machines, we are facing a strange error.
Error is: Error 0 couldn't connect to host
As shown in screenshot.
All other repositories on those two machines work fine.
There is no error logged in under any of error logs file (apache, php and mysql).
I enabled joomla's error reporting. Searched on Google but, no luck.
Please help.
Thanks.

When you clone your Joomla to another machine, there are several things you need to double check:
Not only the files from the GIT, make sure the database is the same on the other two machines as well (export from the first one, import to 2 other one using phpMyAdmin).
Make sure the configuration.php file on two other machines re-corrected, includes: path to logs, tmp folders; database information (host, username, password, database name).
It should works.

Well, I debugged little bit more and finally found the solution. It was a small issue with missing web service link in one table. We are using com_api for web services. On first machine web service link value in table was local value respective to that machine.
On remaining two machines, we updated this to local value of those respective machines.
And it worked :)

This is not a standard Joomla error - it's either that this error is thrown by an extension or it is a server error.
Try adding a die(); at the beginning of your index.php file and see if it actually dies, if it doesn't, then this is definitely a server error.
If it does die, the use the function: get_included_files() and then make a quick search on all the files included on that page for the sentence "Couldn't connect". You will find the culprit easily this way.

Check your .htaccess file, maybe they have some rule which can not be met. (Rename this file if it exists and see what happening)
But I think that the problem is in the network settings. Errors often come from dns issues or, curl connection restrictions.
Check your DNS records
Check your Curl settings and try to create any Curl request.
Check your .htaccess

I don't think this error related to Joomla , I think it is connection from PHP to Linux, try to change the port of the Linux.
and restart the Apache and try again.

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2) Run Windows Explorer, look for it, and double click on c:\php\php.exe.
3) You are gonna see what DLL's are having conflicts and causing the 500 error.
4) Solve the conflicts finding the right DLL's for your windows version and you should be able to see your apps through the browser.
The best of the lucks.
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