

For example, there are some known issues with the way in which Google Chrome interacts with local WiFi networks. You may want to turn Preview Server ‘Off’ if you are having problems with Preview Server working properly with your browser. If you turn Preview Server off, the information for ‘Local URLs’ and ‘Remote URLs’ both become N/A as you are no longer using your WiFi network for preview. In Preferences you can turn off the Preview Server by un-ticking the ‘Use Preview Server’ box. To access Preview Server’s Preferences use the EverWeb-> Preferences-> General tab menu option. The preview will now be accessible to other devices on your local WiFi network. When you Preview your webpage on your computer, it will use the ‘local host’ (technically written as ‘localhost’) address. The ‘alias’ is associated with the real filename that is stored on disk. The final section, ‘index.html’ refers to the web page that you are previewing. To make things easy, you name your website Project file in EverWeb with an ‘alias’, which by default is ‘NEW WEBSITE’. What is displayed is actually the real filename of your Project file as it is stored on disk. This is followed by the filename of your Project. The first part of the IP address, ‘127.0.0.1’, is known as the ‘localhost’ or ‘loopback address’. The web ‘address’ is used to establish an IP (Internet Protocol) connection to the same computer being used by the end-user. If you look at the URL in your browser’s search box, you will see something similar to the web ‘address’ below: an iPhone, iPad, desktop or laptop computer.īy default, Preview Server feature is ‘On’. In EverWeb version 2.6, Preview Server can now be used to preview your website from any device connected to your own WiFi network e.g. Preview Server was introduced in EverWeb version 2.5, enhancing EverWeb’s Preview feature by presenting an exact local preview of what you would see if you published your website.
