Running local HTML file with http protocol

Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.