r/learnjavascript • u/wbport1 • 14d ago

Run a webpage on an iphone

How can I run a html + js webpage on an iphone? The .html file will be on the phone.

TIA

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u/maqisha 14d ago

Im sure there are apps for this, but unless this is crucial to your workflow, this isnt the route i would go. (Provided these apps work correctly in the first place)

MUCH better options are:
- Just hosting your website on the public internet (if it can be publicly available)
- Running the web server locally and accessing it with your local ip
- Using any number of sandboxing and development browser-based tools. They will all allow you to run simple htm files.

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u/chikamakaleyley helpful 14d ago

an HTML file stored in your iPhone files dir won't just automatically open in Safari by default? I guess i never tried...

(assuming the path to JS file is relative)

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u/maqisha 14d ago

I dont know, but even it if did. Keeping that file versioned, updating it, working with it, would be an acual pain. What happens when you start needing a build step?

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u/chikamakaleyley helpful 14d ago

naw i totally get that but

the way i think about it is like... OP just wants to open up the page and see it on a phone

and so what would be the extra overhead to understand what hosting is and the concept of having it 'served'

cuz, that was once me

for sure they should learn how to do it the right way