XAMPP 1.7.3

In the past I used to set-up MySQL, PHP & Apache separately. However recently I brought a copy of HTML, XHTML & CSS for Dummies which had a section dealing with setting up a Server. The author had decided to use XAMPP instead of installing all the components individually.



It took me just about an hour to get everything configured correctly & it was much simpler than what I used to go through before.

Help with MySQL

Installing MySQL for the first time can be a little intimidating so I've created 3 pages of useful information on my Wikispace. They should provide you with enough information to install PHP, Apache & MySQL in either Linux or Windows.

The pages are here, here & here.