Localhost install to mobile phone?

Which local server are you using? This question would be better asked in your local server’s forums, i.e. Wamp forums.

thanks for the reply Andrew.,:) I’m using xampp. but is there any software or plugin that could easly share a development site,.??

i want them to access it using WiFi.

First we need a little more information.
1.Is this a website you are hosting from your personal computer or a web server from home?
2.Do you have a domain name?
3.When you say you want to share over wifi do you mean over the internet or just over the local network?

I’m going to give you some answers based off my assumption of the situation which is: You have a website being built you want other devices to test over the local network. If this is not the case then ignore what I about to say next.

First you’ll want to test if you can access your site without localhost(127.0.0.1), and you do this by using your internal network ip address(e.g. 192.168.1.56). If you can do this then technically any device on the network should be able to also. You just have to go in the browser and type https://192.168.1.56
If your site is in a subfolder such as “test” then you’ll need to use https://192.168.1.56/test/ Do you get what I mean?

Please note that this will not work over the internet or over different subnets(which there might be if you are in an office environment, but probably not at home).

Thanks for leaving a reply @joshpe ??

yes this is what i mean ?? computers can access my site that are interconnected with Lan cables but smartphones and tablet can’t access if i use wifi local networks. i use xampp. is there any other software i need.?

It is possible that the smartphones are using the data connection provided by the cellular towers. You could troubleshoot by disabling mobile data on those devices, but considering that the same is happening with(what I’m guessing) are non cellular tablets, its probably not the issue.

I noticed you’ve specifically stated that computers connect via LAN cables. Do you have any laptops that access the network via WiFi? You should test that.

Lets assume that they cannot. That would most likely mean that your wlan and LAN networks are segregated. This is done for places where the wired network is guaranteed secure, but WiFi is not. It would be the case if guests were allowed on the WiFi but confidential information is being transmitted over the LAN. Information that it can’t be risked to transmit over WiFi.

Or it might simply be on a different network range. What I mean by this is that all LAN devices may have an IP address of 192.168.1.1-255 and all WiFi devices have an IP of 192.168.0.1-255. Notice the 0 and 1, they are the critical difference.

Check the IP addresses of the LAN computers and the WiFi devices and see if you notice a difference like this. But be aware that even if they are in the same network range that the router may still be segregating WiFi and LAN for security reasons.

Let me know what you find.

thanks @joshpe i can access my site right now, i can see the interface, but it says that “page not found” and a big 404 number. i think it is an error.

This is over wifi on the local network?

anyway @joshpe i use Desktop Server Limited when I’m developing my site i Can’t afford Desktop Server Premium because here in the Philippines when you convert it in our currency it already cost 4000 pesos ?? I’m just a working student here at my school and this is one of my requirements in order for me to graduate this coming march, to develop a community site here at school. that’s why im finding any other way to share my development site.

both Wifi and Lan cabled,

It looks like Desktop Server Limited is what’s causing your issue then. One of the Premium features not included in the Limited edition is “LAN Sharing for Mobile Device Testing”.

It looks like its an easy solution if you are making several websites or you make them regularly, but do you really need this tool?

I would suggest using different server software. It might not be as easy to setup initially, but you won’t have the same limitations as with this tool.

First backup everything you’ve done so far and prepare to migrate all your work to a new wordpress installation. Here is a backup tutorial

If you are looking for something that is an all-in-one deal, then I would suggest Microsoft’s WPI installer. When you open it up go to the Applications tab and select wordpress. When you click install it will not only install wordpress but everything else that is required for it to run. Here is a full tutorial on installing wordpress with this method.

I would suggest completely removing Desktop Server Limited, but make sure you not only backup, but you also export the content of your current site before you do. That way you can import it later on.

yeah i really need this tool..because i only have one week left to present the site ?? but if your suggestion is one of the best way, i think i’ll try it :)i hope i can carefully follow all the suggested tutorial you’ve d given faster and easier. because i’m really new to all of this. i started using wordpress just last november. thanks for all your suggestion joshpe. you’ve help me a lot

howdy @joshpe. ?? i successfully install WPI and all was installed successfully including wordpress. i want to know on how do i restore my wordpress that ive’d backup?

It depends how you backed it up. If you exported the content of the site like I mentioned in the tutorial above, then you just should be able to import the content with the button right next to the export button. It will have exported everything that was specified in the export list. But you’ll need to manually restore things like themes and plugins.

What method or methods did you use to backup your previous site?

I take it you are able to access the site on mobile devices now?