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Overview

The following information is needed to establish and use a localhost testing server.

This action is necessary after converting to Windows 10, after which Dreamweaver CS3 will no longer work.

Manual Loading Apache-MySQL-PHP

(Installing WAMPServer, below, does all this for you.)

WAMPServer -- https://www.wampserver.com/en/

Windows 10 and WAMPServer Troubleshooting

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31774958/wampserver-not-working-properly-on-windows-10-could-not-perform-service-action/32230954#32230954

Changing Root Directory

https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/43522/how-to-change-the-www-root-directory-on-wampserver

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15472657/changing-the-root-directory-in-wamp/32188241#32188241

Packages

1st Choice: WAMPServer -- https://www.wampserver.com/en/ -- Installed 9/2/2015

2nd Choice: XAMPP -- https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html -- Installed and tested, but Apache wouldn't start properly

3rd Choice: EasyPHP -- https://www.easyphp.org/

PHP Editor

1st Choice: RapidPHP -- https://www.rapidphpeditor.com/ -- Installed 9/2/2015

2nd Choice: UltraEdit

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