PHP Tutorial 2 - Installing XAMPP (PHP For Beginners)

In this short video, we will cover the part that most beginners struggle with and that is installing PHP on a server. You can use your own computer as a server by installing XAMPP and run .php files on your own computer. If you have a web hosting account then you do not need to follow this tutorial and you can simply use your web hosting to run your scripts instead.

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[johnlee]

teachmecomputer, these are the clearest, best paced, best composed, most excellent tutorials I've ever seen on this topic. Thank you for making an awesome set of instructions and spreading the wealth of your knowledge.

[JH-xpde]

Thank you, so, so much. You have no idea how long I struggled with this before finding this video.

[MrDavidoff]

Great videos so far, I'm starting my second year of my HND in computing and am a complete beginner to php got a feeling your channel is going to help me finish my web project this year :)

[AditiBhondwe]

perfect video!!! after troubleshooting for so many days for just one error i finally got my php files working! Thank you!

[mojudgewebcloud]

Nice video, I was looking for an easy way to setup a test server on one of my computers hard drives to install wordpress as I need to learn how to setup new websites, databases etc, just started an internship and am trying to learn as much as possible.
The PHP tutorials are nice, easy to understand and follow, thanks.

[CIUproduction]

Thank you! I cannot believe to my eyes! I wasted a week to install apache-php-mysql manually.... But now I have done it ! God bless U!

[dewhite]

Had trouble installing xampp on Vista, but I got through that. But this tutorial was on point. Great Job!

[razorblatter]

Well done! I like the laid back way of presenting the tutorial.

[ryanmoye]

Wow, when I did the test I typed "This is a test" when I pulled it up on Localhost the text that I received was "It works!" I love it :)

[carol]

thank you. you explain better than my instructor! now i understand Php!

[topwebz]

Good stuff man. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It helped out a lot.

[nurulashikinibrahim]

Thank you! Im a noob, i nearly give up, thank god i bump to this video. Big help, thanks!

[paullayton]

Hi TeachMeComputer, I really appreciate the hard work you put into this, it has helped a lot with my understanding of php... but I need to ask if you know of a way to run a php file on a kindle fire or an android phone? My laptop past away and I'm stuck here... could you offer some advice

[bohm]

nice presentation. what program was used to record this fine video?

[TheJalden]

I was having the same problem. Then I restarted my computer and everything worked well. Old school solutions.

[shardabalani]

this is my first tutorial on you tube and i realy enjoy it

[ihatevengeance]

Great Video.
XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1 that is what i got..
under Module Services there's a red X left of Apache and MySQL. Is there any way to remove the red x and make it check..thanks

[TeachMeComputer]

@teamwestby Skype uses Ports 80 and 443, so open up Skype and go to:
Tools > Options > Advanced > Connection
And then uncheck "Use port 80 and 443"

[YadKasungRai]

I am planning to use PHP, Apache and Windows SQL Server 2012 Express, will they work? Any specific versions do I have to be careful of? Thanks a lot.

[timkerim]

 
Hi,
When hosting your website on Local server using XAMPP or WAMP okay we can it.
But, how do you make it accesible to everyone around the World, i mean we are using setting up a local server, but where and how do we get a domain name?
Can you explain please?