Jul 30, '02 09:27:32AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
You can just type "http:///" and hit return.
[Editor's note: This doesn't work with Mozilla or OmniWeb.]
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Fast access to local webserver in Internet Explorer
Jul 30, '02 09:27:32AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
I'm sure this is common knowledge somewhere, but I discovered by accident that you don't need to type "http://localhost" or "http://127.0.0.1" to get your local Apache server in IE 5.2.1.
You can just type "http:///" and hit return. [Editor's note: This doesn't work with Mozilla or OmniWeb.]
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What doesn't work?
Just to clarify, the 'localhost' (usually) and '127.0.0.1' (definitely) addresses should work in ANY application to refer to the local machine. Probably http:/// will not (and should not, since it's not a properly-formed URL).
What doesn't work?
The shortcut doesn't work, that's all I meant to say...
can be even shorter: /
In IE 5.2.1 (and possibly other browsers), you can get to the root document by typing one character - just type a single slash in the address field and hit Return.
Triple Slash
.... Triple slash will go to the root file in the webserver, as the first 2 are seen as normal, the third as the root file (usually index.html, though it could be index.php, index.htm etc etc how ever you setup httpd.conf).
One more...
You could also put the following:
Also works for FTP
This hint also works for ftp within IE. Go to ftp:///
OmniWeb solution
Although OmniWeb does not allow this, you can do (basically) the same thing with the "Shortcut" preference pane, in OmniWeb's preferences. For example, one of the defaults is "google foo" which is a shortcut for the URL for a google search of "foo". In this instance, you could create a shortcut for "home" or "me" or "/" or whatever, so you wouldn't even have to type "http:///" to get to your local webserver. The shortcuts in OmniWeb speed up my daily surfing considerably, especially for search sites since it eliminates a page load.
OmniWeb solution
Or you could just use http://0/ (zero), which should work on any unixy OS. |
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