Running sites on “localhost” is extremely slow

Question

Having real trouble using my localhost to test sites. It runs extremely slowly! Sometimes it takes up to a minute to load a page. I\'m using Firefox and the sites I\'m testi

Answer 1

Try to enable the Bypass proxy server for local addresses. This works for all browsers installed (Firefox, Chrome, etc).

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.

3. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings.

4. Select the Use a proxy server for your LAN check box.

5. Select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses