Testing PHP on my local machine

[MAYBL8]

I am wanting to test a php page on my local computer.
I have installed xampp and can get the localhost to work but the xxxxx.php file won’t display in the browser all I get is this over and over:

[mithrial]

You need a server that actually runs the script.

[MAYBL8]

It says this when I put localhost in the browser

[megavolt]

The php script must be located at htdocs of the xampp directory.

[MAYBL8]

So this works. Brings up the phpmyadmin so maybe I just have to put the php files in the right folder.

http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

[linux-aarhus]

• GitHub - digininja/DVWA: Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA)

dvwa is a webapp - so - you need to create a virtual folder for your webserver to be able to serve the application.

In principle you follow a similiar schema as you used to setup phpMyAdmin.

[MAYBL8]

To setup phpMyAdmin all I did was install xampp.
But I will figure out where to put the files.
I’ll post back here with my progress

[linux-aarhus]

Perhaps you get an idea from below link

• [HowTo] Install Apache , MariaDB(Mysql), PHP (LAMP)

[TriMoon]

Did you try the link provided on that page?
(It literally links to a HOW-TO)

[Sdrkzx]

@MAYBL8

the xxxxx.php file won’t display in the browser all I get is this

Hi. Got the same issue today. I tried to install apache2+php. The php scripts were not executed.

I followed the tutorial; but I failed to do one little part:

@dstyle

Search and locate the following and edit to read as below

[...]
#LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
[...]

Scroll to the bottom of the file and add for current PHP

LoadModule php_module modules/libphp.so
AddHandler php-script .php
Include conf/extra/php_module.conf

Doing it made PHP scripts work. Hope it helps.