XAMPP setup for website in local

Download and Install XAMPP which acts as a one-stop-shop to install and manage most WebDesinging tools such as:

Servers: apache, MySQL, FileZilla, MessagingMailServer, Tomcat
Program Languages: PHP, Perl, PHPMyAdmin, Webalizer, Fake Sendmail

You could download and install XAMPP appropriate to your OS from(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFmPg_qWxA8),
www.pcmichiana.com >> XAMPP >> installer >> run and setup.

Make a note of where the XAMPP gets installed. It generally is in the location c:/xampp. This is where the webpages get deployed.

Once installed and up, the XAMPP Control panel will display the list of servers installed with it.
1)start apache
2)start MySQL

once both these servers are up displaying also the port numbers, 80 for 1) and 3306 for 2) ;
access the localhost (http://localhost) . This will bring up the main page for XAMPP.

Now, in the webpage, click on English >>
1)phpinfo() : to make sure PHP is installed correctly.
2)phpMyAdmin() : to make sure your database is installed correctly.

• If the above 1) and 2) are successful, then there's just one more thing to check for.
• create your first webpage(index.html) and place it in a folder named "test" under C:/XAMPP/htdocs. All the webpages needs to placed in this location.
• You can now access this webpage as http://localhost/test/index.html.