Does RSS readers read a XML on localhost?

Question

I am trying to use RSS on my webpage, but this one is on localhost. I have created an XML which is shown on screen when I type on the URL localhost/rss, so it works well.

I also wrote next line in my index.php, to let browsers know that my page has RSS feed:

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="<?php echo ROOT; ?>pages/rss.php" />

The problem is that in RSS Reader Netvibes (for example), when I type on feed address/URL autodetection box my URLs, I get next messages:

• If I type http://localhost or 127.0.0.1: No feed was found on this page.
• If I type http://localhost/rss or 127.0.0.1/rss: No feed has been found at this address (404 Not Found).

What is happening? Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

So long as the localhost hosting the server is the same as the reader's fetcher is running, yes.

Netvibes, however, is a hosted service. It doesn't run on your computer and has no access to your computer.