7 Components: the Function Pages - Developers

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The files of your own homepage can be stored in the directory
xampp/htdocs under Windows and /opt/lampp/htdocs under Linux.
This is the standard directory that Apache accesses when reacting to
a query. In order to test this, create the subdirectory
xampp/htdocs/test or lampp/htdocs/test 2 . Now, open the text editor
and save the following HTML code as index.php in the test folder.
This is a test
Your own pages are displayed here
If you now access the address http://localhost/test, the file you have
just created should be displayed. If the PHP output is also visible,
then the installation has been successful.
Caution: Sometimes a file may be saved with an incorrect extension
– e.g. with .htm instead of .php or vice versa. Under Windows, when
attempting to rename the file, the error often occurs that the operating
system automatically adds the old program extension. You can
eliminate this in Windows XP, for example, by going to CONTROL
PANEL � TOOLS � FOLDER OPTIONS � VIEW and deactivating
(unchecking) the option “Hide extensions for known file types”.
2.2
Installing MediaWiki
After you have installed a test environment on your computer, you
can now install MediaWiki. We have included Version 1.4 on the
supplementary CD in the directory /wikis/mediawiki. Alternatively,
you can also find the current version at http://www.mediawiki.org.
Tip: When downloading, in some browsers (e.g. Mozilla), the file
extension may be renamed from .tar.gz to .tar.gz.tar. This may lead
to problems with decompression programs. Thus, make sure the file
has the correct extension.
2 To avoid complexity, the following examples will always indicate
the “xampp” version.
2 The Installation