INTRODUCTION ABOUT XAMPP

XAMPP stands for Cross OS, Apache, MYSQL, PHP and Perl. By using XAMPP control panel we can start Apache, MYSQL, Database servers.

Folder Structure of XAMPP –

After installation of XAMPP software we find out XAMPP folder in destination location. It contains number of subfolders and configuration settings.

1. htdocs – It is root directory of Apache server. All PHP programs should be saved at this location only.

2. php.ini – PHP initialization is a configuration setting file of PHP available in C:/XAMPP/Php folder.

3. httpd.conf – It is Apache Server configuration settings file available in XAMPP/Apache/conf folder.

4. tmp – Temporary memory location of Apache server. Uploaded files and configuration settings of sessions are available at this location.

5. phpmyadmin – It is an IDE to work with MYSQL database. It is available with XAMPP installation.