Open file:///path/index.html from localhost

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Any idea how to browse file:///C:/Results/index.html from localhost using a href?

i created the test html file (C:/ser/xampp/htdocs/filter/file.html) and place the link to local page (C:/Results/index.html) and i tired to open that link from (http://localhost/filter/file.html) it didn't work. But when i tired to open link from (file:///C:/ser/xampp/htdocs/filter/file.html) it worked.

I hope this make sense.

I googled it but didn't find any useful solution. Any idea how to solve this?

Does the XAMPP maps localhost to your folder ? i.e. what is the DocumentRoot of the Apache ? — Raptor
– Raptor, Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 4:09
@ShivanRaptor its '/ser/xampp/htdocs' but it didn't work for file:///C:/ser/xampp/htdocs/filter/file.html also — Alex Polly
– Alex Polly, Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 4:12
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts .Just paste code:127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost.Then restart xampp. — ops
– ops, Commented Jul 31, 2013 at 4:30

Saranya Sadhasivam · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-31 05:05:27Z

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If the path is given like as below and if you access from localhost, it will make a search for a file which is inside htdocs folder

<a href="file:///C:/Results/index.html">Click Here</a>

To access the C:/Results folder, create a VirtualHost for the C:/Results and give that respective ip to the href like below. So that you can access the file from localhost.

<a href="http://192.168.1.4:1003/index.html">Click Here</a>

To create VirtualHost, * Open /etc/apache2/httpd.conf and enter the below lines. Dont delete other lines

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.4:1003>
DocumentRoot "file:///C:/Results"
</VirtualHost>

* Open /etc/apache2/ports.conf and enter the below lines. Dont delete other lines

Listen 1003

* Restart apache.

answered Jul 31, 2013 at 5:05

Saranya Sadhasivam

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