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Tutorial - Install a Web Server

Overview - You will install an Apache Web server (and powered with MySQL and PHP) in your computer. You then do some practices to play with.

Activity: Install XAMPP as a Web server

• Go to apache friends - xampp for windows
• Install the XAMPP for Windows as instructed

Practice 1: Start, stop, test the XAMPP server

• After starting of Apache (and MySQL), go to the address http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ in your browser and examine all of the XAMPP examples and tools.

Practice 2: Put a simple Web site written only in HTML and CSS.

• The web files are stored under the folder htdocs
• You can get some sample websites from
  • Free CSS - http://www.free-css.com/
  • Free CSS Template - http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

Practice 3: Install a Basic Shoutbox with PHP and SQL

• Read this tutorial: Create a Basic Shoutbox with PHP and SQL - Nettuts+
• Try your best to install Shoutbox
• Note: PhpMyAdmin can be accessed with URL: http://localhost/phpmyadmin