Chapter 1. Installation QuickStart Guide with XAMPP

In case you want to get started quickly, this short chapter steps you through installation from the all-in-one cross-platform installation package, XAMPP. Then, the next three chapters explain how to obtain and install MySQL, Apache, and PHP, respectively, from the Internet so that you can make sure that your versions are up-to-date. In addition, those next three chapters contain extended explanatory information about each step and other important information relevant to understanding how these technologies work together.

You should familiarize yourself with the extended information for each technology in those next three chapters. However, if you just want to get started working on your local ...

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