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How To Set Up Xampp

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If you need links for download google xamppLinux XAMPPWindow's XAMPPMac OS XAMPPSolaris XAMPPAfter the download has finished it should automatic come up with its setup if it does not come up with a set up follow these instructions:Step1: Go to where you Installed the filesStep2:Click Setup_XAMPPStep3:Follow its stepsStep4 Your back to where you should be!Now click XAMPP_start and wait for it to loadORClick XAMPP_control This also serves the same purpose as XAMPP_startOnce you have opened the control then click start on Apache and MysqlOnce (xampp start) has finished loading and auto closeOnce (xampp control) you have started Apache and MysqlYou can now start making PHP files Oh YEY!once you have made a php file you can test it Put the php file in your XAMPP folder Under HT_Docs And then type in your browser LOCALHOST/phpfilename/

And your Php file will load !!Have fun

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great information frazz86 for beginners, i always say that XAMPP is the most powerful server and the easiest and fastest way to get APACHE, MYSQL and PHP. especially the last version, it is the best i used. and you can download it from here http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ choose the one suits your operating system and download it.

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Woah. Great tutorial although it came in late for me. I recently installed XAMPP in my computer to create a WP theme. It really is very handy and I don't have to wait for the page to load like when I make the design directly on the web server. Currently, I'm designing a new site using ModX CMS. I did have a problem with the ModX's Package Management due to cURL being disabled in a default XAMPP installation. It' easily remedied by uncommenting curl in phpinfo.bat. :P

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To add one thing to this topic, is sometimes XAMPP may not work, this is usally due to some other program is using the port 80, for apache to start, you need to make sure the port is free or through the httpd.conf settings use another port for your localhost server..Usually the port 80 is occupied by Skype, just go to Skype settings and remove the check-box to use port 80 as alternative, it's in Skype Options->Advanced->Connection :)

 

After that, just try to start XAMPP again and it will work..If it's not skype which is listening to port 80, you can go to command promtp, enter cmd and enter:

 

netstat -o -n -a | findstr 0.0:80

 

to see what application is listening to port 80..More about this here:

 

https://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/03/how-to-check-and-identify-which-application-is-listening-or-opening-port-80-and-443-on-windows/

 

note that, port 433 is the port used for https by default and port 80 is the default for http :)

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Hi there,I used to use XAMPP to host my old site now I have several of my own servers I no longer need this, When settings this up I did find it very hard some 10 year olds on Youtube really did not help though I found a video by Jimmyrcom or something like that I set it up within 5 minutes. I found your tutorial the same as his 'Sweet & Simple' Good work.

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There are some alternatives for the XAMPP. One good alternative is Uniform server and HTTPD. If anyone is having issues with XAMPP then i think using these alternatives can be a good option. Uniform server is one good option in my opinion, you'll not have .htacess issues or .php ini issues that bugg in XAMPP. I never used it as server for hosting my sites but i used them for testing wordpress themes and typical php development. So it is good for the testing and deployment before you actually host or launch your site to the web. Hope this helps.

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