Question

I’ve recently set up a new site that runs a database via MAMP. It’s actually an expression engine site and I’m developing it at localhost:8888.

I was wondering if there’s an easy way to share the site with someone else over the web (like a client) via my IP address while my local server is running.

Not sure if there are security issues with this, but it would be easier than deploying it to a testing server.

Answer 1

1. If you are behind a router, you’d need to forward incoming port 80 to your ip and locally port 8888.

2. Make sure that apache is not only availabe from localhost (use your networkip: 8888 to test)

3. Open port 8888 in your firewall (not always required)

4. Give your ip to your friends