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Joo Gamal
839 PointsWhy we need SimpleHTTPServer?
Why i need it when i can use the relative path to do it in my own computer why then i need to use this simple server to test my website in my own computer
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jenko
8,562 PointsStrictly speaking you don’t need a server like WAMP or XAMP to host a purely HTML website.
But If you want to go onto designing websites that have server side requirements like PHP and/or a database you’ll need the server to support it.
It’s also a good thing to learn how to setup a server so you can get a better idea how hosting works online.
Torben Korb
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 91,433 PointsAlso if there are AJAX requests from your website a server is required and you cannot make these requests from a local file system address.