How to test/work on downloaded site on localhost
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How to test/work on downloaded site on localhost
I downloaded the whole website using filezilla. i want to setup tht site in local system. how can i set it up in local. i want test and work on it on local. I have XAMMP1.7 installed on my system. My OS is windows XP
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Re: How to test/work on downloaded site on localhost
Did ur downloaded website have database?
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Re: How to test/work on downloaded site on localhost
Install WAMP and copy the files into your root directory and then goto http://localhost -- it's that easy for a simple web site and setup. If your web site uses PHP and you coupled functionality to domain names or something than working locally becomes a little more difficult.
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Re: How to test/work on downloaded site on localhost
If you installed XAMPP then php is probably also installed. Your 'root' folder is htdocs so any site you want to use is placed inside it. If you have a database that needs to be created use phpmyadmin (by default found at http://localhost/phpmyadmin) and import / create the database as required.abhits wrote:I have XAMMP1.7 installed on my system
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