使用WAMP的localhost上的java web start app无法运行php脚本？

I have a signed java web start app that has been running on a server for many years. I have a need to create a version that I can run on a local machine. I have setup WAMP and the database and confirmed that these work by accessing through php scripts via localhost. My java program is also launching but there is a problem when it tries to access a local php file through locahost. Nothing is returned. I call php scripts that access the database from within the java app. Am i missing something fundamental here? ANy help appreciated. ThanksI have a signed java web start app that has bee