'How to access LAMP localhost in android device for testing?

I am developing a Wordpress site in Linux using LAMP environment. I want to test the look and feel of the site in a mobile device. I have an android device.

Is it possible to test my Linux localhost site in an android device using wifi or USB? If yes, how?

Using - Ubuntu 12.04 - XAMPP Linux 1.8.0 - Android 4.0

Note: Before you dismiss this question as possible duplicate, I checked the stackoverflow questions but nothing helped.

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Solution 1:[1]

If both your device and your LAMP setup are on the same network, no problem. Just let the URL (on Android) be the IP- adress of your Site (for example http://192.168.0.5/yourwordpresssite)

Solution 2:[2]

You can also use an android emulator. The emulator has access to the loopback address via 10.0.2.2.

see: http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/emulator.html#emulatornetworking

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Solution 1 fweigl
Solution 2 markus

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