{"id":2504,"date":"2024-08-30T21:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T18:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2024-09-01T13:25:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T10:25:15","slug":"how-to-setup-many-web-folders-in-xampp-cross-os-apache-mysql-php-perl-xampp-stack-for-web-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/how-to-setup-many-web-folders-in-xampp-cross-os-apache-mysql-php-perl-xampp-stack-for-web-development\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Setup Many Web Folders in XAMPP – Cross OS, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl (XAMPP) Stack for Web Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The topic of this arti<\/span>cle is how to set up many web folders in XAMPP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We assume you are an upper beginner at least a web developer in PHP\/MySQL.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For complete beginners read here:<\/strong>
What is XAMPP & How To download:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/download.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.javatpoint.com\/xampp-vs-wamp-vs-mamp-vs-lamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using XAMPP you must know that: if installed to the default directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c:\/xampp\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D:\/xampp\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your web folder is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

c:\/xampp\/htdocs\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D:\/xampp\/htdocs\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

respectively … and access as http:\/\/localhost\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if your web projects as a PHP\/MySQL Web Developer or\/and JavaScript Web Developer are for example at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D:\/Documents\/Web Projects\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:\/Documents\/Web Projects\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you do NOT want to move them to another directory…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here you will learn how to – leave folders as are and add the directories as aliases to XAMPP setup\/configuration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D:\/Documents\/Web Projects\/ alias e.g. \/repo2, accessed as http:\/\/localhost\/repo2\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:\/Documents\/Web Projects\/ alias e.g. \/repo3, accessed as http:\/\/localhost\/repo3\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For users who want to follow a SlideShare Presentation<\/strong>, go to -1- below; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who want to follow a YouTube video<\/strong>, go to -2- below…;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want a Fast How-To continue reading this Article below -3- …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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