I purchased an ecommerce template (I thought it was HTML, I know that) however, it is a PHP site (www.alfurqanonline.com). I want to be able to see it on my computer while working on it. I can do that in Dreamweaver if I set the php server up correctly.

I downloaded and installed XAMPP and it said it is installed properly and running Apache, MySql and Filezilla in the control panel. I am not pointing to the server and I am not sure what the setting should be.

I have changed paths and placed my files in different directories, Currently my sites root folder is located: C:\Program Files\xampp\phpMyAdmin\ghani_website_test\wwwRoot

I would like the testing server to be located: C:\website_test

Do I need to set something else up for the test server? The site works online however, all the images need to be changed and most of the text.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you in advance

You will need to edit the root path in your Apache configuration. Open the file httpd.conf in a text editor and find the line similar to:

DocumentRoot "C:\Program Files\xampp\phpMyAdmin\ghani_website_test\wwwRoot"

And change to:
DocumentRoot "C:\website_test"


And then find:
<Directory "C:\Program Files\xampp\phpMyAdmin\ghani_website_test\wwwRoot" >

And change to:
<Directory "C:\website_test">


This will change the root of your local web server. You can then goto http://localhost/ to view your local web server in your fav browser.