I seriously need help
Posted: 18. October 2009 06:44
Ok this is probably going to sound stupid, and I don't care cause I'm a total noob and I know it. I need help using XAMPP. I've been trying to create a website, and I heard that you can use XAMPP to create a free server on your PC to view and work on the site script. From what I've gathered from online discussions is that you're supposed to put the script into the htdocs file then go to http://localhost/nameoffile/, and you should be able to see the site. I've downloaded a few already made scripts online and tried doing this, but it never works. For example, lets say I download the Dolphin script, which is supposed to be a social networking script, after I put it into the htdocs file and try viewing it, I get this screen- http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt19 ... 89/web.jpg For other scripts, sometims I get another screen that shows the site folders, but when I click on them, it take me to a blank page. Either I'm doing something wrong and I'm retarded, or online tutorials fail at helping out beginners. So can someone please explain to me in simple step by step terms what I have to do once I download a script in order to see what it actually looks like on XAMPP? Thanks in advance