xaamp to host a website for offline updates

[amatyabipin]

I already have a website which was developed by some web programmer. Its an online shopping site developed in PHP and consists of a database. I am trying to perform some offline updates, for that i need to host the website in my xaamp. so if somebody could help me achieve this task please instruct me or refer me to any useful resources.

[JonB]

A. Install XAMPP and debug

B. Install your scripts and debug