Setting up a Local Web Server

As you’ve probably gathered from the title this post is going to be about setting up a local web server on your computer so that you can do all your website development locally. I use a well known program called Xampp which is an all-in-one package that will install Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin amongst others in one foul swoop. It’s ideal for quickly getting setup with a server with the minimum of fuss.