JavaScript Cross-Origin image Sharing on localhost! What to do?

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OK so, i've been stuck for a long time now on this. I've read all the other quetions and comments about this but i haven't got any further...

I am working on a JavaScript project in Aptana Stundio 3. When i open my index.html file in my main folder i get this:

Cross-origin image load denied by Cross-Origin Resource Sharing policy. (Using the latest version of Chrome)

But only if i open the html file in my folder. When i run it on Apanta, it works just fine.

My project is never going to run on any server... It's just a game that i want to share with other people, but on their localhost.

I've read things about CORS and stuff but i just don't get it. I know i have to change the header of my file so that i can get access to my sources, but i dont know HOW?!

What do i do? Not in general, but in my case.

Hope i get this soon.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8018118/chrome-js-cross-origin-image-load-denied — zod, Apr 05 '13 at 21:23
Are you using a server like apache to serve the html file? or are you just opening the file from your computer directly in the browser? — chrislondon, Apr 05 '13 at 21:23
I think you are going to have to run it off a local server, or reduce the security settings in Chrome (not a good idea). — scrappedcola, Apr 05 '13 at 21:26
No im not using a server, and yes im opening it in my browser — Fullk33, Apr 05 '13 at 21:39
And how do i run it off a server so that other people don't have to do something...just opening the file? — Fullk33, Apr 05 '13 at 21:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '13 at 12:31

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In most browsers, security settings prevent pages running from the file system from using JavaScript to access other files on the file system. This is a good defence against attacks based around emailing an HTML document as an attachment to a victim.

If you want to access other files, then access all of them over HTTP.

answered Apr 06 '13 at 12:31

Quentin

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Ok but how do i make this? Do i have to change the source of the images to something like 'http://' or what? – Fullk33 Apr 06 '13 at 12:46
Yes. They need to be hosted on a web server – Quentin Apr 06 '13 at 12:47
How do i let the browser know, that my HMTL page isn't 'public'? – Fullk33 Apr 06 '13 at 12:47
But i cant run them on a server... – Fullk33 Apr 06 '13 at 12:48
Then you can't run them. – Quentin Apr 06 '13 at 12:48
:(( isent there a way to turn this off?? – Fullk33 Apr 06 '13 at 12:51
Possibly … but it would be on a per-browser basis … and it would be unreasonable to ask people to turn off security features in their browsers to run your software. – Quentin Apr 06 '13 at 13:00
right... so how do i host a html file on a server without the user having to set it up? – Fullk33 Apr 07 '13 at 12:23
You set up the server, then you give the user the URL. – Quentin Apr 07 '13 at 12:26

JavaScript Cross-Origin image Sharing on localhost! What to do?

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