PHP Live Preview Setup

Setting up a live preview for PHP projects is straightforward with Apache and XAMPP. Below are the installation and configuration steps for each operating system:

Windows

Steps for Windows

1. Download and install XAMPP from Apache Friends.
2. Open the XAMPP Control Panel.
3. Modify the httpd.conf file located at C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf:

   DocumentRoot "C:/path/to/your/project"
   <Directory "C:/path/to/your/project">
   </Directory>
4. Save the updated configuration.
5. Restart the Apache server through the XAMPP Control Panel.

Linux

Steps for Linux

1. Download and install XAMPP from Apache Friends.
2. Open the XAMPP Control Panel by running sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start in your terminal.
3. Modify the httpd.conf file located at /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf:

   DocumentRoot "/path/to/your/project"
   <Directory "/path/to/your/project">
   </Directory>
4. Save the updated configuration.
5. Restart the Apache server through the XAMPP Control Panel.

macOS

Steps for macOS

1. Download and install XAMPP from Apache Friends.
2. Open the XAMPP manager from your Applications folder.
3. Modify the httpd.conf file located at /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/httpd.conf:

   DocumentRoot "/path/to/your/project"
   <Directory "/path/to/your/project">
   </Directory>
4. Save the updated configuration.
5. Restart the Apache server through the XAMPP Control Panel.

6. Add the following settings to your custom live preview: Your live preview should now automatically update to reflect changes whenever PHP files are edited.

PHP Live Preview in Action