# ElasticSearch Head

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 3, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307 "2011-09-03T18:23:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![nchandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bb73d2/32.png) [@nchandra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nchandra)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307/1 "2011-09-03T18:23:45Z")

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Hi,

I am new to ES and started trying out ElasticSearch Head. After  
downloading the code and pointing to index.html, I don't see any  
screen. IE8 shows a Javascript error. The browser points to :"F:  
\elasticsearch\mobz-elasticsearch-head-238a795\index.html"

I am running a default ES installation. Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![nchandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bb73d2/32.png) [@nchandra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nchandra)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307/2 "2011-09-03T18:32:26Z")

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IE8 complains:

"Error on Line 1191 in widget.js 'localStorage.base\_uri' is null or  
not an object."

If I delete "localStorage.base\_uri" on line 1191, IE8 complains:  
widget.js - Line 1279 "$.parseJSON().error is null or not an object."

On Sep 3, 11:23 pm, nchandra [nishant.chan...@gmail.com](mailto:nishant.chan...@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am new to ES and started trying out Elasticsearch Head. After  
> downloading the code and pointing to index.html, I don't see any  
> screen. IE8 shows a Javascript error. The browser points to :"F:  
> \elasticsearch\mobz-elasticsearch-head-238a795\index.html"
> 
> I am running a default ES installation. Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Tomislav\_Poljak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tomislav_poljak/32/1177_2.png) [@Tomislav\_Poljak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tomislav_Poljak)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307/3 "2011-09-04T14:25:47Z")

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Hi,  
try Firefox or Chrome.

Tomislav

2011/9/3 nchandra [nishant.chandra@gmail.com](mailto:nishant.chandra@gmail.com):

> IE8 complains:
> 
> "Error on Line 1191 in widget.js 'localStorage.base\_uri' is null or  
> not an object."
> 
> If I delete "localStorage.base\_uri" on line 1191, IE8 complains:  
> widget.js - Line 1279 "$.parseJSON().error is null or not an object."
> 
> On Sep 3, 11:23 pm, nchandra [nishant.chan...@gmail.com](mailto:nishant.chan...@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am new to ES and started trying out Elasticsearch Head. After  
> > downloading the code and pointing to index.html, I don't see any  
> > screen. IE8 shows a Javascript error. The browser points to :"F:  
> > \elasticsearch\mobz-elasticsearch-head-238a795\index.html"
> > 
> > I am running a default ES installation. Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head/5307/4 "2017-07-06T03:55:13Z")

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