how do i run my php files locally without having to upload them

installed Xampp now what do i do?

[ilustrate]

o.k. hello everyone. how do i actually use xampp to allow me to run my php files locally? i know xampp is supposed to be an all in one package but what do i do now?

[coopster]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, ilustrate.

There are a couple of threads in our PHP Forum Library [webmasterworld.com] that discuss how to setup PHP and Apache. Have you browsed them yet?

[ramoneguru]

You would just create a file with a .php extension on it then save it and open it w/ IE/Mozilla/Opera/etc... to see if it runs (you'd have to save the .php file in that one directory, I cannot remember what is it though...)

But, read what coopster posted first to understand what you should be doing in your setup...

--Nick