Question about testing web page

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Designer123

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I have a class project where I'm designing an intermediate level website (simple javascript, some stuff like contact form, lightbox gallery, and facebook plugins, music player, etc). I was wondering is there any way to test this web page without actually purchasing a domain name and server package? I know I can test it by simply clicking on the .html/.phb file, but lots of things doesn't display correctly without actually uploading it onto a website such as the social plugins (they don't even appear).
So are there like software that can test the web page, some kind of "pretend" server to simply see what it looks like without publishing it? Just need to see it myself, and let the instructor see it after I'm finished.
Thanks.
 
im not really sure what you mean

but if you use notepad++ it checks for errors so i use that for programming and websites
 
I mean some software that can test my web page exactly the way it would look if it was uploaded onto a server, then package it in a way similar to Flash exports .swf's, since .swf's is just the end product without giving the user access to all the files used to create the product. Basically I need the instructor to see my website in some kind of packaged file, without sending him all the files I used on the website (pics, music, etc, it would accumulate to hundreds of mb and some are original works so I want to keep private), but I don't want to dish out $100USD for this assignment by buying a domain name + server space for a year.
 
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There are a couple easy things you could do.

Set up your own webserver on your machine with Apache/IIS.
Get a free hosting space.
Often your school will have a server students can use to upload their work to.
 
Cromewell said:
There are a couple easy things you could do.

Set up your own webserver on your machine with Apache/IIS.
Get a free hosting space.
Often your school will have a server students can use to upload their work to.
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Hmm don't think my laptop is powerful enough to host a server.
I think free hosting has tons of those sidebar ads which would kind of ruin my website design, as that's being marked as well.
Nope my university (U of T) has no server space that I know of.
Option 2 sounds the best to me. Does anyone know of any hosting companies that perhaps lets you try out a month or so of free hosting?
 
Thanks I saw that "chocolate" plan, 250mb should be enough if I delete some unnecessary files. But the problem is it doesn't come with a domain name. Is there anywhere I could get a free domain name as well?
 
A quick search shows there are some free domain registrars out there i.e. .co.nr domains. I've never used them so I can't recommend (or not recommend) any of them.
 
co.nr is pretty good free domain only it adds the smallest of ads on the bottom of the page (or wherever)which is quite annyoning


in think (but im not sure) there a host that gives a free domain which you can keep as long as you get at least 25 views each month
 
You could host it on your computer using XAMP, it's a server package with Apache (+ PHP + MySQL but I don't think you need those) set up all ready to go (default config should be just fine for testing web pages designed for school projects) and doesn't need a lot of power at all (any everyday computer from last few years should run it just fine).
 
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