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PHP TUT How To Install XAMPP onto your computer!
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Hello TTG, here is a tutorial on how to install XAMPP onto your computer and make your computer a webserver! This is great for practicing php.
First
You will need to download XAMPP from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

Next
Once you have downloaded the correct download for your os open it. Click next, choose your save destination, click next, next part is vital check Apache and MySQL, and then click install.

Then
Command Prompt will most likely open, follow the instructions. After everything is done you should successfully made your computer a webserver. Now go to where you installed XAMPP and click drag phpmyadmin into htdocs.

Finally
Go to htdocs and delete index.html. Now go into any browser and click this link: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] Now you can start practicing php! Go back to htdocs and delete the index.php. You are free to create anything with php now. All files must be saved into htdocs so that you can view them! To access phpmyadmin click this link! [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

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Thanks, I've been meaning to find out how to install that
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MarkieThe10 wrote Hello TTG, here is a tutorial on how to install XAMPP onto your computer and make your computer a webserver! This is great for practicing php.
First
You will need to download XAMPP from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

Next
Once you have downloaded the correct download for your os open it. Click next, choose your save destination, click next, next part is vital check Apache and MySQL, and then click install.

Then


Command Prompt will most likely open, follow the instructions. After everything is done you should successfully made your computer a webserver. Now go to where you installed XAMPP and click drag phpmyadmin into htdocs.

Finally
Go to htdocs and delete index.html. Now go into any browser and click this link: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] Now you can start practicing php! Go back to htdocs and delete the index.php. You are free to create anything with php now. All files must be saved into htdocs so that you can view them! To access phpmyadmin click this link! [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]



Also something to note there is also wamp server, which is like XAMPP. Also neither of them will work if you downloaded and installed PHP from php.net
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