SidsProjectImpact
-
7 min readTo backup the XAMPP directory, follow these steps:Locate the XAMPP installation directory on your computer. By default, it will be installed in the root directory (usually C:\ on Windows). Open the XAMPP installation directory and look for the "xampp" folder. This folder contains all the important files and configurations. Right-click on the "xampp" folder and select "Copy" from the context menu. Choose a destination folder where you want to store the backup.
-
7 min readIn XAMPP, the MySQL log files can be found in the "logs" directory within the installation folder. The specific path to the logs directory may vary based on your operating system.For Windows users, the typical path is "C:\xampp\mysql\logs". Within this directory, you may find multiple log files, including error logs, query logs, and general logs.On macOS, the path usually is "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql".
-
7 min readTo configure PHPUnit in XAMPP, you need to follow these steps:Install XAMPP: Download and install XAMPP from the official website for your operating system. Install PHPUnit: PHPUnit is not included in XAMPP by default. You can install it using Composer, which is a dependency manager for PHP. Open a command prompt or terminal and run the following command to install PHPUnit globally: composer global require "phpunit/phpunit=^9.
-
7 min readTo enable curl in XAMPP, you need to follow these steps:First, locate the "php.ini" file in your XAMPP installation directory. The path could be something like "C:\xampp\php\php.ini". Open the "php.ini" file in a text editor. Search for the line that begins with "extension=curl" (without quotes). This line is usually commented out by default, so you need to remove the semicolon (;) at the start of the line to uncomment it. Save the changes to the "php.
-
7 min readTo create an alias using XAMPP, you can follow these steps:Locate the "httpd.conf" file: Open the XAMPP Control Panel and click on the "Config" button for Apache. From the drop-down menu, select "Apache (httpd.conf)". This will open the configuration file in a text editor. Find the section for aliases: In the httpd.conf file, search for the section that starts with "". This is where you will define your aliases.
-
9 min readTo install CakePHP in XAMPP, follow these steps:Download the latest stable version of CakePHP from the official website (https://cakephp.org/) or from the GitHub repository (https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp). Extract the downloaded CakePHP zip file into a directory of your choice. Move the extracted CakePHP folder (e.g., cakephp-x.x.x) to the "htdocs" folder of your XAMPP installation directory.
-
7 min readTo add Python to XAMPP, follow these steps:Download and install XAMPP from the official Apache Friends website.Download and install Python from the official Python website.Open the XAMPP installation folder (usually located in C:\xampp).Locate the "xampp-control" executable file and double-click it to launch the XAMPP Control Panel.Start the Apache web server by clicking the "Start" button next to it in the XAMPP Control Panel.Create a new Python file with the .py extension (e.g.
-
4 min readTo enable gzip compression on the XAMPP server, follow these steps:Open the XAMPP installation directory on your computer.Locate the "apache" folder within the XAMPP installation directory.Within the "apache" folder, locate the "conf" folder.Open the "httpd.conf" file in a text editor. This file contains the configuration settings for Apache web server.Look for the line that says "LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.
-
4 min readTo deploy a PHP site using XAMPP, you need to follow these steps:Install XAMPP: Download the XAMPP installer from Apache Friends website (https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html) based on your operating system. Run the installer and follow the instructions to complete the installation process. Configure Apache: Once XAMPP is installed, open the XAMPP Control Panel and start the Apache server. By default, Apache listens on port 80. You can change the port if required.
-
8 min readTo deploy a Joomla website using XAMPP, follow these steps:Download and install XAMPP: Visit the Apache Friends website (https://www.apachefriends.org) and download the latest version of XAMPP appropriate for your operating system. Run the installer and follow the instructions to install it on your machine. Start XAMPP: After installation, launch XAMPP by double-clicking on the desktop shortcut or finding it in your applications folder.
-
7 min readTo change the Tomcat port in XAMPP, you need to follow these steps:Start by opening the XAMPP control panel on your computer. In the control panel, find the "Config" button corresponding to Apache, and click on it. This will open the Apache configuration file in a text editor. Look for the line that says "Listen 80" (the default port is usually 80). Change this line to the desired port number for Tomcat.