you certainly can. simply point your browser (aka HTTP client) at http://localhost. configure apache (aka HTTP server) to serve the desired website with the virtualhost defined as "localhost" and you should be good to go.
-wes On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > My Pastor has asked me to administer the church's new website {designed > and hosted by a consultant using WordPress}. I would like to run my own > copy of standard WordPress physically locally for self-education. > Reading wordpress.org, WordPress inherently assumes it is running under > Apache (IIRC). I have an old desktop which physically does not have > ethernet - the reason for another thread. In the meantime, can I run a > client and server simultaneously on my one other operable machine? > > TIA > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
