Run a local web server inside any folder on Mac, Window, Linux, PHP, Node.js

run-a-local-server-inside-dir.md

Node.js

# Install http-server module globally 
npm install http-server -g

# Navigate to any directory you want the server to run in
cd /path/to/dir/with/files

# Launch HTTP server
http-server

# Launch HTTP server on different port
http-server -p 8888

Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080 to access your files.

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PHP

If you have PHP 5.4.x or higher installed locally, you can launch a PHP server from any directory.

# Navigate to any directory you want the server to run in
cd /path/to/dir/with/files

# Launch HTTP server
php -S localhost:8000

Now visit https://localhost:8000 to access your files.