Installing a local web server

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If you do not have access to a web server, it is easy to install a local web server:

Download and install the free and opensource Apache XAMPP web server
Use the xampp start script to start the web server.
The htdocs directory of the web server is the root of your local website.
To access your local web server, just type localhost in the address bar of your web browser and press enter.