creating local web server to test javascript

Oldfart64 wrote:

Using Apache2 (I activated using discussion on this site) web server on M1 Mac Studio running Sequoia. I would like to find instructions on how to create web page(s) that will run a javascript to read a Jason file. Please no videos. I would like to use Apple or open source (free) software. I do have access to VS Code and Xcode SDKs (previously used for C# and C++ programming)

See what here—

Setting up a local web server on macOS 13… - Apple Community

I always used the free version of MAMP— could not get much easier, for testing website builds locally.

https://www.mamp.info/en/mac/

I use BBedit as a text and code editor: https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/

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Setting up a local web server on a Mac - Apple Community

Setting up a local web server on macOS 14… - Apple Community

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macOS creating local web server development - Google-

Installing MAMP is going to be easier, if you are not looking to learn about the macOS Apache install and about getting the related giblets integrated and updated and working.