XAMPP ni programu inayokuwezesha kuendesha website au mfumo wa PHP kwenye kompyuta bila internet. Ni muhimu kwa wanaojifunza web development, hasa PHP, MySQL na Apache.
Hapa chini ni hatua za haraka jinsi ya kuitumia.
✅ 1. Pakua na Install XAMPP
Tembelea: https://www.apachefriends.org/
Download XAMPP kwa mfumo wako (Windows, Linux au Mac).
Bonyeza Install hadi ikamilike.
Fungua programu ya XAMPP Control Panel.
✅ 2. Washa Apache na MySQL
Kutumia PHP na Database, lazima uwasha:
Apache → kwa kuendesha PHP na website
MySQL → kwa database (phpMyAdmin)
➡️ Bonyeza Start kwenye Apache
➡️ Bonyeza Start kwenye MySQL
Vikianza vizuri, vitageuka rangi ya kijani.
✅ 3. Fungua Website Yako (Localhost)
Baada ya kuwasha, fungua browser kisha andika:
http://localhost/
Kama XAMPP inafanya kazi, utaona ukurasa wa XAMPP.
✅ 4. Weka Files Zako za Website
Files zako za PHP unaziweka hapa:
C:\xampp\htdocs\
Mfano ukiweka folder:
C:\xampp\htdocs\blog
Basi website yako itafunguka kwa:
http://localhost/blog
✅ 5. Kutumia Database kwa PhpMyAdmin
Fungua:
http://localhost/phpmyadmin
Kisha:
Bonyeza New
Andika jina la database
Bonyeza Create
Baada ya hapo unaweza:
Kutengeneza tables
Kuingiza data
Kuimport database
✅ 6. Kuunganisha PHP na Database
Mfano wa connection:
$conn = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "database_yako");
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
Kwa XAMPP user default:
Username: root
Password: (hakuna password – empty)
✅ 7. Kutatua Errors za XAMPP
❗ Kama Apache haianzi:
Zuia Skype / Port 80
Acha IIS (Windows Services)
Badilisha port ya Apache → 8080
❗ Kama MySQL haianzi:
Program nyingine inatumia port 3306
Badilisha port kutoka Config → my.ini
🔗 Links Za Kujifunza Zaidi
🌐 Faulink Official Website:
https://www.faulink.com/
📘 Jifunze Web Design & Programming:
https://www.faulink.com/excel_mifumo.php
📲 Piga / WhatsApp Msaada:
https://wa.me/255693118509