Apple Device Intraconnectivity

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Created Aug ’21

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I have several virtual servers on my iMac whose web pages I access using the https protocol. The document folder for these sites is located in the /User/[username]/Sites folder that I created within the MacOS 11.4 environment.

My goal is to access these servers using the same protocol from my iPhone and iPads as a means to test the robustness of my web applications across different Apple, and even other devices.

Is this not possible? If it is possible, what must I do?

Having understood the problem, could you suggest an effective work-around, if the proposed goal is not achievable?

Roddy

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kiusau OP

Aug ’21

As many people have looked, but no one has answered, may I assume that my question is unclear? Please allow me to try again.

On my iMac I have a local server called example.local. I access this server webpage on my iMac over a secure connection using the https protocol. In effect, I type https://example.local into a browser window opened on my iMac, and voilà! My web application (webpage) appears in the browser window. I have several such web applications each with a unique domain name. All of them end with the extension .local. These are test servers for the WAN.In addition, I have a LAN, say SampleLAN. Each of my devices is connected to this LAN. Among these devices are an iPhone and an IPad. Each of my devices has its own unique name. For example, Device1, Device2, Device3, etc. Let us assume that the name of my iMac is Device1, and that the name of my iPhone is Device2.

QUESTION: How to I access https://example.local on Device1 from a browser window located on Device2?

Roddy

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