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setup local host on network so everyone can access web page?

I have set up WAMP Server installed on my laptop and I have the word press web site on the laptop.

Does anyone have instructions on how other systems can access the local host website on the laptop?

Dave Baldwin

You have to use the IP address of the machine for others to connect to your site. 'localhost' and '127.0.0.1' and '::1' are ONLY accessible on the machine they're on. And every machine has it's own 'localhost'.

teknovation

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My laptop is a DHCP - so the ip is always changing. Can you please elaborate in more detail or perhaps provide a website which shows how to achieve this? Thanks

Dave Baldwin

If you want others to access your web site, it is much better if you switch to a fixed IP. I have set up all of my 14 computers here that have web sites with a fixed IP address so they can be found. I don't use 'localhost' for anything if I can help it because many things like external access do not work when you use it.

You could use the 'hostname' of your computer and I have that setup also. In either case, you will have to adapt your Wordpress installation because Wordpress include the 'server' in it's info in the database.

teknovation

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Dave I really do appreciate you trying to help. Do you have a link which could show me how to achieve these things? Like step by step instructions or examples

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