Setup PHP environment with Xampp on Windows.

Step 1 - Download Apache

• Go to Apache Friend's website and download Apache for windows

Step 2 - Install Xampp on windows

• Select components want to setup

• Choose folder want to install xampp

Step 3 - Configuration root folder

• After installed, you can change directory root folder or use default htdocs in Xampp's folder.

Change directory root folders

• Go to path:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf and change folder to directory you use.

Change to

DocumentRoot "D:/projects"
<Directory "D:/projects">

Then restart xampp and run file.php in projects folder to test.

Step 4 - Configuration Virtual Host

• Go to path:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf and insert config.

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot D:/projects/theright
<Directory D:/projects/theright>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
       AllowOverride All
       Order allow,deny
       allow from all
</Directory>
ServerName virtualconfig.com
</VirtualHost>

Note: You can learn more config on Apache Docs

Add server name

127.0.0.1 virtualconfig.com

to file hosts on windwows:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

Then restart xampp and run to view result.