I have installed Apache, PHP and MySQL individually on my standalone PC with Windows XP. MySQL works fine and I can create databases etc. I can't get Apache to start and therefore I can't get PHP working either.
XAMPP sounds like an ideal alternative for me - I'm a newbie to Apache/MySQL and PHP and have only normal everday working knowledge of computers. However, I'm concerned to ensure that my computer is "clean" before I try to install XAMPP.
I assume I should ideally unistall my existing copies of Apache, MySQL and PHP before trying to install XAMPP. However are there any other files (config, ini files etc) or adjustments I should make before trying the installation of XAMPP?
I'd really appreciate any advice which will make the XAMPP installation clean and easy. Thanks in anticipation.
Terry