How to upload files to localhost in xampp?

by darrion.kuhn , in category: Third Party Scripts , 8 months ago

How to upload files to localhost in xampp?

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by daisha , 8 months ago

@darrion.kuhn 

To upload files to localhost in XAMPP, you can follow these steps:

  1. Start the XAMPP control panel and make sure Apache and MySQL services are running.
  2. Open your web browser and enter "http://localhost/" in the address bar to access the XAMPP dashboard.
  3. Click on the "phpMyAdmin" link in the dashboard to access the phpMyAdmin interface.
  4. Create a new database or select an existing one where you want to upload the files.
  5. Click on the database name in the left sidebar and then select the "Import" tab at the top.
  6. Click on the "Choose file" button and select the file you want to upload from your local computer.
  7. Click the "Go" button to import the file into the selected database.


Alternatively, you can also upload files directly to the "htdocs" folder in the XAMPP installation directory to make them accessible via localhost. By default, the "htdocs" folder is located in the "xampp" folder in the C: drive. Simply copy your files into this directory and you can access them by entering "http://localhost/filename" in your web browser.