Do PHP testing on your PC

[photographers hangout]

Download XAMPP for windows: http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sour...5-installer.exe
Run the setup.
A directory like C:\Program Files\XAMPP\htdocs will be created.
Upload all your files to that folder.
Start the Apache and MySQL services.
Your done.
Run http://127.0.0.1/ in your browser.

[Articz]

im new to this so heres a stupid question

do we have to install the Apache and MySQL services. or does it come with the file that you download?

[samtong]

The XAMPP is a 3 in 1 where you get the Apache, PHP and MySQL in one simple to install package so there's no need to saperately install each component. This allows us to do testing offline for PHP websites that use databse.

Have tried but struggled with it. Read some stuff online and ended up using asp instead. but x10hosting doesn't have asp hosting so have to host else where. But here I use PHP for simple stuff but not databased enabled webpages

[ak007]

IM Using Xampp From About 7 Months And I really like It And Currently Im Doing A PHP/Mysql News Project Which Will Soon Be Released Under Open Source License And Im Doing All My testing On Xampp

[vbchris]

Download XAMPP for windows: http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sour...5-installer.exe
Run the setup.
A directory like C:\Program Files\XAMPP\htdocs will be created.
Upload all your files to that folder.
Start the Apache and MySQL services.
Your done.
Run http://127.0.0.1/ in your browser.

If you've gone to the trouble to install Apache and MySQL... Wouldnt it make sence then to just install PHP normally?

[Articz]

link dont seem to work for me i seem to get this error

Could not read file.

Go back. /home/ftp/pub/sourceforge//s/so/sourceforge/xampp

[oscar.j4l]

I use xampp lite, which you use create the folder and u run the exe and you got an apache server, nothing to install, it quick and easy!