Unable to access localhost using android mobile

Question

Hello I have a problem in accessing the localhost in my android device. I can't open my localhost in my browser. I installed an application that supports httpd, php and mysql. But when I have a connection in the Internet there's no error in displaying the localhost. But if I disable it, I can't open the localhost. Is there a configuration file that I need to configure in my device? I am using ICS. I am using 127.0.0.1 as my localhost I also did 127.0.0.1:8080 but it doesn't work also.

Answer 1

I encountered the same problem while working with my localhost too. The problem turns out to be with the antivirus that i was using. I was able to access my locahost again after turning the antivirus off. But because i cannot continue using my machine without an antivirus I just have to change the antivirus to another one. It worked for me, Hope it will for you too.

Answer 2

The localhost refers to the device on which the code is running, in this case the emulator.

If you want to refer to the computer which is running the Android simulator, use the IP address 10.0.2.2 instead 127.0.0.1. You can read more from here.

Answer 3

Localhost as the url in a browser should access the server running on that device.it sounds to me maybe you are connected to a remote desktop or something. Tcp/ip utilities in particular try tracert localhoast or route. config /release maybe your touting tables are messed up,weird

Answer 4

If you're trying to access your web server over your local network, then you'll need to bind the web server to an IP address that the device can access - this is not 127.0.0.1. Assuming you're on wifi with your android, you'll want to have your web server listen to something along the lines of 192.168.1.X. If you use 0.0.0.0 it will accept on all interfaces, this should work as well. Either case, you'll need to access your web server from your device using your web server's local IP address, not localhost and not 127.0.0.1