01 - Online shop - install enviroment
When we want to build a house, we have to dig
the foundations, bring electricity, gas and water, and a sewage drainage system. In the same way, for
our store we need to install the appropriate software.
Requirements.
- Apache - software responsible for displaying your store in web browsers.
- MySQL - a database software that stores all the information of your store.
- PHP - software responsible for making mathematical calculations.
You can install and configure all three environments separately, but it is simpler to install
XAMPP software that will simplify the process to the maximum.
Watch the course.
You don't have to read - you can watch.
Watch on YouTube - you will have subtitles in Polish or English.
Installation:
Download.
You can download the software from:
Open program.
Just click the button six times and once
Firewall.
Your store must be visible on the Internet, so you must grant access to Apache and MySQL. So select all the checkboxes and click the button
Testing:
When you start the control panel and start Apache and MySQL. If there are no problems, it will light up in green.
Problems:
The folder already exists.
When we install the software, the installer asks us to specify the folder in which it will be installed. Unfortunately, when such a folder exists, you will see a window:
You need to click the button and change the source folder or rename the old one or delete the folder c://xampp