How To Test Local Website On Your Phone | Web Development.

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Are you a web developer looking to test your local website on your phone? Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it!

To test a local website on your phone, you will need to make the website available on a network that both your phone and the computer running the website are connected to. Here's one way you can do this:

• Connect your computer and your phone to the same Wi-Fi network.

• Find the IP address of your computer. You can do this by opening the command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Mac) and running the `ipconfig` command. Look for the "IPv4 Address" of your network adapter.

• On your phone, open a web browser and enter the IP address of your computer followed by the port number that your local website is running on. For example, if the IP address of your computer is `192.168.1.100` and the website is running on port `8000`, you would enter `http://192.168.1.100:8000` into the browser on your phone.

• Your local website should now be displayed on your phone.

Keep in mind that this method only works if both your computer and your phone are connected to the same network. If you need to test your website on a different network, you can use a tool like ngrok to create a secure tunnel from the internet to your local website.

Here are a few more tips to help you test your local website on your phone:

• Make sure that your computer and phone are both connected to the same Wi-Fi network. If you are using a different network on your phone, you will not be able to access the website.

• If you are using a router, you may need to configure the router to forward incoming traffic to the computer running the local website. Consult your router's documentation for more information.

• If you are using a firewall on your computer, you may need to allow incoming traffic on the port that your local website is running on. This will vary depending on the firewall software you are using.

• If you are using a virtual private network (VPN) on your phone, you may need to disconnect from the VPN in order to access the local website. VPNs can sometimes interfere with local network traffic.

• If you are using a self-signed SSL certificate on your local website, you may need to add a security exception in your phone's web browser in order to access the website. This is because self-signed certificates are not trusted by default by most web browsers.

I hope these tips are helpful! If you have any further questions or need more guidance, don't hesitate to ask.