I am trying to transfer copies of LIVE sites to xampp. I used to find this easy when using the 'default' mac server rather than xammp, but when my hard drive crashed I lost it all and figured xampp would be easier. Now though, I can't figure out how to install this stuff, all I get are options to go to bitnami. This is no good. These are real live sites, I install using akeeba backup/kickstart for Joomla and wordpress duplicator.
How can I do this in xampp? Usually it was just go to where I installed the files in the browser and hit the installer set up. But now it won't let me into the htdocs in the browser, even when it shows in the path clearly and I've put the files in. Surely there is a way without Bitnami?