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Damodar Dahal edited this page Feb 12, 2018 · 8 revisions

Setting up MySQL server/database

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Most of the times, you'll need to integrate a database with your server. There are many different servers available, but we're going to use MySQL. Here are what you'll need to install:

  • XAMPP for PHP 7.* (not the VM version).

Starting MySQL Server

After you install the above software, you'll need to run Apache as well as MySQL. Launch XAMPP Control Panel, and click "Start" for "Apache" and MySQL (or MariaDB).

Opening MySQL admin interface in phpMyAdmin

Then go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin. (If the URL doesn't work, try http://localhost:5000/phpmyadmin This is your MySQL interface.

Adding a database

Now, add a database for this project, follow the instructions in this wiki page.

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