XAMPPWEB DEVELOPMENT ON YOUR LOCAL COMPUTER

WHAT IS XAMPP

• XAMPP is an open source Apache distribution.

• Packages all the pieces you need for web development.

• Very easy to install and configure.

• Apache Friends: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

WHAT IS XAMPP

• Includes:

• Apache 2.4.23

• MariaDB 10.1.19

• PHP 7.0.13

• phpMyAdmin 4.5.1

• OpenSSL, Webalizer, Mercury Mail, FileZilla Server, Tomcat, Perl

We will not be installing into

“Program Files”, so just click

OK

“C:\xampp” is the default,

and usually what I use

Change this to 300

Open a browser and type “localhost” into the address bar.

WINDOWS PROBLEMS

• LOCALHOST doesn’t work

• Try 127.0.0.1 instead.

• You need to edit the “hosts” file.

• Apache won’t start

• Usually because another process is locking port 80.

• Disable "World Wide Web Services" in Windows.

The “htdocs” folder is

the web root.

This is where Apache

is going to look for

web pages.

URL address is relative

to this folder.