I feel like I was probably the last PHP coder on the planet to discover this but there is a wonderful open-source, free project called XAMPP that will let you install php+apache+mysql+optional bunch of other nifty things on your windows machine in under a minute flat. It almost took me longer to download it than to install!
I had made a mental note years ago of the idea of running PHP at home but it always seemed easier to just upload and execute on the remote server. I had remembered “PHPtriad” but it’s not developed anymore and the author has made their new version commercial ($$$).
XAMPP is so neat, it took another 10 seconds to turn on Curl and even has eaccelerator available if you want. It keeps everything in one folder (with sub-folders) and no registry settings so you can even keep it portable on a usb stick if so desired.
Oh and XAMPP is not just for Windows, it comes in Mac, Linux and Solaris flavours.
This is the message I keep getting on a Windows XP machine:
Something is wrong with the XAMPP Lite installation
What could be wrong? I have not changed any of the settings. Also note, I downloaded and installed the .exe version.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
MAMP is best for Macs.
Oh boy, I started playing with XAMPP before i even know what a blog was
hi,
I have installed xampp on my windowsxp machine apache and phpworks but i want to configure mysql.Where to write query to create table. i wanted to create databases driven webpage pls help me.
“Something is wrong with the XAMPP Lite installation
”
when i run the index.php in the htdocs folder
pls help
yup. My neighbour has the same problem. And when he tests some PHP code the browser doesn’t interpret it. Help please?
@sayeo87
make sure he puts the php file in httd docs
am not saying hes stupid but some people just try opening it from there desktop
hi, im a beginner in php, i installed xampp so that i could learn php.. but my browser is not readin the php script. please tell me where i should store the php script files.
Aditya, it has to go into the \xampp\htdocs
and then you access via http://localhost/your-file.php
It’s not working even if I put files in htdocs folder.
Hello Can anyone tell me minimum system requirements (ram,disk space, os…etc) to run xampp in my system………
To all above who are getting the “Something is wrong…” message:
After starting the service, you navigate to your installation by opening a browser Window and putting “localhost” as the address.
Double clicking index.php will not work since this action simply opens the raw PHP-file in your web browser; no PHP parsing is actually done by your browser, it needs to pass through the apache server (which, again, is accessible @ “http://localhost” after running the service.
now THAT was the answer I needed – thanks Mar
..hello guyss,,help me with my problem,,”somthing wrong with the XAMPP installation
”
i did not change anything,i just double click the xampp installer then i install it,,
_help me plssssss…
_thnx n advance