Virtual hosting?

[WLQ]

I'm making a website and uploading it to hosting to see how it works, but it will cost a fortune to do so. Because hosting, mySQL and all other crap costs a lot.

Is there a program that will create on my computer mySQL, php.... so the same as on paid hosting, but for free on my own computer.

[bathurst_guy]

Yes look up WAMPP if your on Windows, XAMPP if your on Linux.
Web hosting doesn't cost that much though, couple bucks a month.

[Centauri]

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641

[WLQ]

ok it works, thanks can you tell me what it the server path?
and how to turn off php safe mod?

[Centauri]

With the site in the "htdocs" folder, the server path is localhost/

[WLQ]

path I mean the whole directory fx. /home/yoursite/public_html/

[ray326]

The "primary" site is usually under /var and if "personal" sites are enabled they'll probably be under /home/username/public_html and accessed as http://hostname/~username/.

[WLQ]

as far as I know my website is in
C:\xampp\htdocs
so should the path be
/localhost/htdocs
?

[Centauri]

No, if the index page is in C:\xampp\htdocs then it will be /localhost/index.html - "localhost" is the htdocs folder.

[WLQ]

yes I understand that but I'm talking about the path that's in site engine, look http://www.clip-share.com/documentation/ClipShare_Pro_Documentation.swf there where the installation explain is (page 2).

[WLQ]

please