Installing a Local Web Server ¶
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
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Use the xampp start script to start the web server.
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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.