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This may be super easy so I apologize in advance but my strengths are in coding.

Why can't I access my localhost at localhost:8080? - works - doesn't work - doesn't work

localhost - works
localhost:80 - forwards to localhost and works
localhost:8080 - doesn't work

I am trying to adjust my hosts/etc file to include

localhost  sandbox.dev  

In turn I would like to access my app at sandbox.dev:8080/test-file.php. So far, I haven't been successful so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Describing a problem as "doesn't work" is not really very helpful. What exactly happens when you try it? How far do you get? Do you get an error message? –  David Schwartz Oct 26 '12 at 2:16
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closed as not a real question by MDMarra, EEAA, Ward, John Gardeniers, Iain Oct 26 '12 at 8:15


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Your hosts file needs the first entry on each line to be an ip address, like localhost sandbox.dev

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