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Posted by Joseph Lowe
Joseph Lowe
Courses Plus Student 2,170 Points

localhost/

what is localhost/? how can I access it so I can follow along with with nick on my lesson? do I have to purchase a web server first? I didn't do that yet because I'm waiting until after my track to better understand html & css.

2 Answers

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

Localhost is just the name that apache uses to identify the machine that it is installed on. You don't need to buy a web server, since there are plenty of software packages out there that you can install on you computer to make it act like a server. What operating system are you using?

Joseph Lowe
Joseph Lowe
Courses Plus Student 2,170 Points

ok so I can just download apache for mac os x? nice business site by the way!

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

Actually, OSX already comes with PHP, MySQL and Apache installed (they are built into the OS). However, unless you has a good grasp of the command line I would just use mamp.

Joseph Lowe
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Joseph Lowe
Courses Plus Student 2,170 Points
Joseph Lowe
Joseph Lowe
Courses Plus Student 2,170 Points

mac os x(macbook air)

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

You can download MAMP here. Once you install it, put your website inside the htdocs folder inside mamp(if you go to application and like on mamp you will see it there). However, it you're just using html at the moment you shouldn't need mamp. If you right click on the file in finder and open with chrome/safari/firefox it should display the web page for you.