Guides
Step-by-step guides
Short, tested walkthroughs for the local setups people search for most, from a first Laravel app on Windows to getting a crashed XAMPP MySQL back.
- Install Laravel on Windows in 5 minutesInstall PHP, Composer and MySQL, create a Laravel app and open it at a trusted https://blog.test address on Windows 10/11. No Docker, no WSL, no hosts-file edits.Windows 10/11 (x64) · About 5 minutes
- Run WordPress locallyCreate a local WordPress site with its database and admin user from one dialog, served at a trusted https://shop.test address on Windows or macOS.Windows 10/11 and macOS (Apple Silicon) · About 5 minutes
- Multiple PHP versions on WindowsInstall PHP 7.4 through 8.5 side by side on Windows, pin a version per site and call any version from the terminal, without editing php.ini paths or FastCGI configs.Windows 10/11 (x64) · About 10 minutes
- XAMPP “MySQL shutdown unexpectedly”: the fixWhy XAMPP’s MySQL stops with “shutdown unexpectedly”, the data-folder fix that brings your databases back, and how to move them to a maintained stack so it stops happening.Windows 10/11 with XAMPP in C:\xampp · About 15 minutes