xampp installation and first steps | develop with php mysql | windows

XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be incredibly easy to install and to use in windows

Apache: is an open source web server Apache is the most widely used server worldwide for delivery of web content.

MySQL/MariaDB: in MySQL, XAMPP contains one of the most popular relational database management systems in the world. In combination with the web server Apache and the scripting language PHP, MySQL offers data storage for web services.

PHP: the server-side programming language PHP enables users to create dynamic websites or applications.

Perl: the scripting language Perl is used in system administration, web development, and network programming.

Installing XAMPP

XAMPP is a release made available by the non-profit project Apache Friends. Versions with PHP 5.5, 5.6, or 7 are available for download on the Apache Friends website.you can start the installation by double clicking on the file with the ending .exe.

The XAMPP Control Panel

Controls for the individual components of your test server can be reached through the XAMPP Control Panel. Individual modules can be started or stopped on the XAMPP Control Panel through the corresponding buttons under â€˜Actionsâ€™. You can see which modules have been started because their names are highlighted green under the â€˜Moduleâ€™ title.

Test XAMPP installation

You can create a new PHP page easily by using the following content in your editor and storing it as test.php in your â€˜ testâ€™ folder (C:xampphtdocs est):

<html>
 <head>
  <title>PHP-Test</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  <?php echo <p>Hello World</p>; ?>
 </body>
</html>

Rasika Preethiraj

A technophile at icrony since 2012, In a quest to programmatic automations for scaled organisations through the use of python, php, autoit and machine learning

xampp installation and first steps | develop with php mysql | windows

Installing XAMPP

The XAMPP Control Panel

Test XAMPP installation

Rasika Preethiraj

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