using localhost for multi views

how do I get android and apple devices to recognize localhost?

You can’t. If you want to view wordpress on the machine running xampp from other devices on your own network, you must assign the machine you installed wordpress on a static internal ip address, and then install wordpress using that internal ip address, rather than by using “localhost” in the installation path. Then you should be able to access it from any device on your own private network by using the internal ip address of the machine it’s installed on.

Clayton,

How do I do this … I tried using the IP address route … it would show the install page of xampp … but not the wordpress site … eventually getting a “Fatal error” …

is there some documentation that explains int detail how to do this? or would you be able to explain what needs to be done?

I could explain it in detail, but that very often becomes a protracted and tedious process in a forum setting such as this. It actually encompasses instructions on how to set up and administer your home WordPress development environment and private network settings. Both are beyond the scope of what the forum is actually for.

My best recommendation is to start by consulting Google for popular tutorials and documentation on installing and configuring XAMPP for development use with WordPress, on whatever OS you have it installed on. Be specific in your keyword searches and you should be able to find tons of good how-to’s and documentation. It might take some time, but it makes more sense as you start to learn and progress.

Clayton,

Thanks …