Running local HTML file with http protocol

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I have a html file, when I click it, browser window pops up with file:///c:/myhtml.html. How can I run this file with http protocol scheme, so that the url would be like http://localhost/myhtml?

I don't want to setup a heavyweight webserver. Is there any nice and neat solution for this?

Why I want to do this is, to test my html file under http protocol instead of file:/// protocol on which browsers restrict some functionality.

you need a web server running on your machine, e.g. Apache apachefriends.org/index.html — Josh Stevenson
– Josh Stevenson, Commented May 13, 2015 at 9:17
What OS are you using? If you have python, a quick solution is python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000 — WayneC
– WayneC, Commented May 13, 2015 at 9:22
Please see my answer. I couldn't recommend nginx enough. Very easy to configure. — CannonFodder
– CannonFodder, Commented May 13, 2015 at 9:42

Tobonaut · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-13 09:57:23Z

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If you have Python installed, type ...

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000.

If you have Ruby installed, type ...

ruby -run -e httpd . -p 8000

... in your cmd.exe or Terminal.app

This will launch a very simple http-server that serves your current folder as a http-context.

Resulting URL

http://localhost:8000

answered May 13, 2015 at 9:57

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RCaetano Over a year ago

If you get No module named SimpleHTTPServer error while executing the above command you can try python -m http.server 8000

CannonFodder · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-13 09:42:35Z

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I'd suggest you look at nginx. It's pretty lightweight and easy to configure. It's also well documented (look at the serving static content section for what you've requested).

There are a lot of tutorials online showing how to get started. You can create a simple web server without much effort.

edited May 13, 2015 at 9:42

answered May 13, 2015 at 9:22

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Josh Stevenson Over a year ago

Good shout, nginx also runs very well on a rasPi

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