http://localhost/example/ test.php not working?

Question

when i run command sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Starting XAMPP for Linux 7.1.11-0...
XAMPP: Starting Apache...ok.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...already running.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...ok.

My file location is /var/www/example/test.php

I think the default page should be accessible via http://localhost — pa4080, Nov 18 '17 at 11:47
It means type http://localhost into the browser and you should see the default home page! — George Udosen, Nov 18 '17 at 12:14
when i type http://localhost then shows http://localhost/dashboard/ page — Nadim Tareq, Nov 18 '17 at 12:17
It looks XAMPP is working. It's mot clear - what you want to achieve? — pa4080, Nov 18 '17 at 12:24
Hello pa4080 How I /var/www/html/example/test.php file show my browser? but try http://localhost/example/test.php but not work — Nadim Tareq, Nov 20 '17 at 19:38
Hi, @NadimTareq, I couldn't understood your last question, please paraphrase it. Use at sign in front of my nick name to ping me: @pa4080. — pa4080, Nov 21 '17 at 16:13

pa4080 · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-18T13:07:39.097

In short, to access http://localhost/xampp within the default configuration of XAMPP you must:

Create a sub dir called xampp/ into the DocumentRoot directory. The default DocumentRoot of XAMPP is /opt/lampp/htdocs/ - source:
```
sudo mkdir /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp
```
Create a simple index.html or index.php file:
```
echo '<?php phpinfo(); ?>' | sudo tee /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/index.php
```
The above command will create index.php file in the directory /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/, that will contain the code: <?php phpinfo(); ?>.

If that works and you are able to see a page as this shown here, you must read the documentation of XAMPP and some relevant articles to gain a basic knowledge: How to setup a Virtual Host locally with XAMPP in Ubuntu.

http://localhost/example/ test.php not working?

1 Answers1