3. Launch XAMPP, Tutorial
Start - Access - Stop Apache web server and MySQL server
From XAMPP Control Panel - basic actions - how to:
- start and access the Apache web server
- start MySql Server; access MySQL through PhpMyAdmin
- stop both Apache and MySQL servers; exit Control Panel
Video demonstration XAMPP: Start - Access - Stop Apache and MySql servers
3. Launch XAMPP, Tutorial
min | video details |
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00:01 | open Firefox |
00:05 | access your web server by typing in: 'http://localhost' |
00:12 | "Unable to connect" because Apache it's not running; let's start the web server |
00:14 | click on XAMPP Control Panel shortcut icon |
00:18 | click on 'Start' button |
00:22 | notice the status: 'running' |
00:24 | refresh the page (or F5) |
00:30 | it's working; our web server is up and running; by default it displays the 'xampp' directory, but we can change that |
00:37 | access phpMyAdmin (interface for SQL) |
00:44 | phpMyAdmin url is: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ |
00:45 | this error displays when MySQL server is not running |
00:52 | from XAMPP Control Panel, we will click on 'Start' button to start MySQL server |
00:55 | notice the status: 'running' |
00:58 | refresh the page (or F5) |
01:07 | it's working; phpmyadmin page displays; MySQL server is running |
01:12 | stop MySQL server |
01:27 | stop Apache server |
01:40 | exit XAMPP Control Panel |