General Questions - Localhost Katie - Tue Feb 11, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject: Localhost
What is it? Can someone explain to me what it is, where to use it, and what's it's function is? I'm desperate for answers!
TIA
Katie
Dr Brain - Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:02 pm Post subject:
localhost is resolved through DNS to 127.0.0.1 (the loop-back address)
This means that localhost always points to the computer that looks it up. Use it in the server.ini under the billing section when the biller is on the same computer as the server.
Mine GO BOOM - Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject:
Its a technical way of saying "me" for your computer.
Katie - Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:22 pm Post subject:
What does using it accomplish?
TIA
Katie
Mine GO BOOM - Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:51 pm Post subject:
Well, say your running someone on your computer, and it uses sockets (internet/network connections). You want something else to connect to it. Instead of actually have to go over the internet to come back to yourself, it just goes from one process to another without having to travel anywhere.
Example: Say your running a proxy server, and you want your browser to use it. You set the browser to find the proxy server located at localhost. It won't cause a bit of lag since it doesn't take any time to send data. But if you actually set it as your internet ip, your data would have to travel to your ISP, then back to you.
