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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Root-relative Paths

Stephanie Shaw
Stephanie Shaw
3,373 Points
Posted by Stephanie Shaw
Stephanie Shaw
3,373 Points

How do I switch to actually using a local server, with a text editor, when my files have been stored locally?

I 'think' I have installed the SimpleHTTPServer, and when I go to localhost:8000/ I am given a directory listing of my computers local files.

My html project files are stored on my desktop in a folder and I have been using Atom text editor.

How do I actually now 'use' this local server with my text editor/files so I can practise coding root relative paths?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

The directory listing you see now when you connect is the "root" for the server. It should be the one where you started the server running. If it is not the folder where your files are, you can move or copy your files into that folder to create the web site. Or you could move the server to your edit folder and restart it from there.

If one of the files you put into the root folder is named "index.html", it will be shown when you connect instead of the listing.