How do I access localhost on my iPhone?

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How do I access localhost on my iPhone?

Accessing localhost from the iPhone will simply do a loopback / try to connect to itself (If it supports that?). What you need to do is find the IP of your desktop machine (e.g. If Windows, go to the Command Prompt and type ipconfig or go to Network and Sharing Centre and look up connection status .

How can I test my iPhone locally?

How to Test your LocalHost on an iPhone

  1. Step 1: Plug the iPhone into your MacBook.
  2. Step 2: Connect the iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network that your laptop is on.
  3. Step 3: Open Safari on the iPhone.
  4. Step 4: Open Safari on your computer to view the inspector by selecting “Develop” in the top menu bar.

How do I connect my iPhone to a local server?

Connect servers or external devices with Files on iPhone

  1. Tap. at the top of the Browse screen.
  2. Tap Connect to Server.
  3. Enter a local hostname or a network address, then tap Connect.
  4. Select how you want to connect:
  5. Tap Next, then select the server volume or shared folder in the Browse screen (under Shared).

How can I access my localhost from my phone?

On your mobile device’s browser (any will work), navigate to http://: . For example, if I was serving on localhost:8080 and my local IP address is 123.45. 67.890, on my mobile device’s browser I would navigate to http://123.45.67.890:8080 .

How do I access my localhost server?

To access the server from itself, use http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ . To access the server from a separate computer on the same network, use http://192.168.X.X where X.X is your server’s local IP address.

How can I access my localhost from another computer?

General Sketch:

  1. Set up a virtual host: You first need to set up a virtual host in your apache httpd-vhosts. conf file.
  2. Configure your hosts file: For the client (your browser in that case) to understand what symfony.
  3. Access symfony. local from an other computer:
  4. Finally enjoy the results in your browser.

How do I debug my iPhone?

Here’s how: Open the iPhone Settings menu. On an iPhone with an early version of iOS, access the Debug Console through Settings > Safari > Developer > Debug Console. When Safari on the iPhone detects CSS, HTML, and JavaScript errors, details of each display in the debugger.

How do I sync my VLC to my iPhone?

To get started, open the VLC app on your iPhone and tap the Network option on the bottom bar of the app.

  1. On the Network screen in VLC app, turn on the toggle switch for Sharing via WiFi option.
  2. Make note of the local IP address displayed below the “Sharing via WiFi” option in the VLC app.

How can I access localhost from anywhere?

You are accesing localhost , meaning you have a web server running on your machine. To access it from Internet, you need to assign a public IP address to your machine. Then you can access http://:/ . Port number is normally 80.