In this step by step tutorial I will try to explain the walk-through to create SSL cert locally to be used in XAMPP in Windows. In my XAMPP install I basically have a clone to all the site that I managed. And All of them (of course) use SSL/HTTPS. Here’s the step by step gui...
Well, in this article, and the accompanying video I will go through the process to make that happen. I will be using XAMPP to run a “web server” on my local machine allowing me to host web sites. PHP and MySQL are included making it work easily for WordPress and WordPress Multi-site...
You can now go tohttp://localhost/name-of-database/wordpress/wp-adminto log in to your local WordPress site. Installing WordPress in XAMPP on MAC OS Mac users will need to follow a slightly different process in order to use XAMPP. After downloading the macOS version of the software from ...
IT staff and system admins can also use localhost to test the local network without requiring an internet connection. They just need to send a request to localhost and monitor this request to ensure that the system’s software and hardware are working. You can also evaluate the speed of thes...
Step 6: Navigate to localhost/test.php. You should see the “Hello World” message: Congratulations! You have now successfully installed XAMPP and even written your very first PHP program. You can now use your local Apache webserver to create and test complex PHP web apps, fiddle around with...
To send mail from localhost XAMPP using Gmail, configure XAMPP after installing it. Follow the below steps for the same. Steps to Send Mail From Localhost XAMPP Using Gmail: 1. Open XAMPP Installation Directory. 2. Go to C:\xampp\php and open the php.ini file. ...
On the next screen, you will be asked to provide your WordPress database information. Enter the database name you created earlier. Your username is ‘root’, and you should leave the password field blank. For the database host field, you need to use localhost. ...
5. Using phpMyAdmin with XAMPP Ensure MySQL is running in the XAMPP control panel. Open your web browser and navigate tohttp://localhost/phpmyadmin/ Use the default credentials (usually username: root, password: blank) to log in. Click on theImporttab, browse and select your SQL file, then...
MAMP is a popular local development tool, but it can fall prey to localhost problems. In this article, learn how to resolve the “localhost refused to connect” error.
One more quick note about localhost: 127.0.0.1 is the default IP address for localhost in IPv4. In IPv6, the default localhost address is ::1. Learn more about what IPv4 and IPv6 mean here. Why Should I Use Localhost? As a tech writer and editor, I use localhost ever...