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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Root-relative Paths

Posted by Ken Rodgers
Ken Rodgers
6,567 Points

I have Python 3.5 so the command for an HTTP server is now python -m http.server [<portNo>] in case you want to add it

Mostly a comment. I have Python 3.5 so the command for an HTTP server is now python -m http.server [<portNo>] in case you want to add it

python -m http.server 8000

then allow the firewall exception

1 Answer

Manuel A. Martinez
Manuel A. Martinez
10,919 Points

Hi Ken; Just to give more insight on the topic:

Although it works great for testing, http.server is not recommended for production. It only implements basic security checks.

Steps to make it work: (on Linux)

  • Open a terminal and type:
$ cd ~
$ mkdir MyRootHTML
$ cd MyRootHTML
$ nano index.html
  • Go ahead and type and save the following in the index.html file.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Python Powered HTTP Server</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
</body>
</html>
  • Go ahead and type the following in the terminal:
python3 -m http.server 8000
  • And finally, open a web browser and type in the following address:
http://localhost:8000

You can also refer to python's http.server documentation by clicking here.