{"id":5649,"date":"2025-12-12T16:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/?p=5649"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:11:07","slug":"setup-hardware-software-requirements-installing-xampp-wamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/?p=5649","title":{"rendered":"Setup \u2013 Hardware & Software Requirements + Installing XAMPP\/WAMP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minimum Hardware Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To run PHP locally, students do not need a powerful computer. Minimum setup:<\/p>\n

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    Processor:<\/strong> Dual-core (Intel\/AMD)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    RAM:<\/strong> 4 GB (8 GB recommended)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Storage:<\/strong> 10 GB free space<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Monitor:<\/strong> Any standard display<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Operating System Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    You can use PHP on:<\/p>\n

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      Windows<\/strong> (most common for students)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Linux<\/strong> (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      macOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      All major OS support Apache, MySQL, and PHP.<\/p>\n

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      Software Needed to Run PHP<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      To execute PHP code, you need a local server environment<\/strong>. Two popular options:<\/p>\n

      \u2714 XAMPP (Recommended)<\/h3>\n

      Includes:<\/p>\n

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        Apache server<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        MySQL database<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        PHP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        phpMyAdmin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u2714 WAMP (Windows Only)<\/h3>\n

        Includes:<\/p>\n

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          Windows + Apache + MySQL + PHP<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Installing XAMPP \u2013 Step-by-Step<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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            Download XAMPP<\/strong>
            Visit the official Apache Friends website and download the version for your OS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          2. \n

            Install XAMPP<\/strong>
            Follow the installer instructions \u2192 Choose default settings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Start Apache and MySQL<\/strong>
            Open XAMPP Control Panel<\/strong> \u2192 Click Start<\/strong> for Apache and MySQL.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          4. \n

            Locate the htdocs Folder<\/strong>
            All your PHP files must go inside:
            C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          5. \n

            Create a PHP File<\/strong>
            Create a new file:
            test.php<\/code>
            Add:<\/p>\n

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            <\/div>\n
            <?php<\/span> echo<\/span> \"PHP is working!\"<\/span>; ?><\/span>
            \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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            Open the file in your browser<\/strong>
            Go to:
            http:\/\/localhost\/test.php<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            If you see the message \u201cPHP is working!\u201d<\/strong>, your setup is successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Minimum Hardware Requirements To run PHP locally, students do not need a powerful computer. Minimum setup: Processor: Dual-core (Intel\/AMD) RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended) Storage: 10 GB free space Monitor: Any standard display Operating System Options You can use PHP on: Windows (most common for students) Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.) macOS All major OS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1066,1070,1080,1065,1071],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news","category-learning-resources","category-php-courses","category-tech-insights","category-tutorials-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5650,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5649\/revisions\/5650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}