Tech Talk - Localhost
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This page was last updated on November 21, 2015.
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
Changing Root Directory
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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