Is there any way to test your webapp locally using Opera-Mini (considering that Opera uses a proxy to serve pages to Opera-Mini)

Question

How can I test my web app locally using Opera-Mini?

I know that in order to test it using their Opera-Mini simulator you have to have a public site. Is it possible to test it out using a local server that is not public to the internet?

The issue stems from the fact that Opera-Mini gets its pages through a proxy server at Opera, and even if you have Opera-Mini installed locally you still can't test out your sites without putting them on the Internet first. This is the problem I'm trying to get around.

Answer 1

no, unless you open your site to the internet during test period

Answer 2

1. Make sure it works fine in Opera Mobile. (Download the Mobile emulator from here - http://www.opera.com/developer/tools/)

2. Understand OBML to get an idea of what javascript will / won't work.

3. The OBML article is a little old, so also read the Web specifications support in Opera products.
4. You can then decide how your web app can degrade gracefully for Opera Mini (if at all it needs to).

Answer 3

Just install MicroEmulator and inside it Opera Mini, then you can do start it on your local machine.

Answer 4

You can use ngrok(https://ngrok.com/) to securely expose your localhost to an online host that they provide you with. e.g. my-opera-site.ngrok.com