The Full Stack Web Development - XAMMP Environment Setup

This video tutorial guides viewers through setting up a development environment using XAMPP. It covers downloading and installing XAMPP on Windows, configuring Apache and MySQL services, and testing the setup by creating a simple PHP project. The tutorial emphasizes that XAMPP is suitable for development but not for hosting live websites. It also briefly mentions the inclusion of additional tools like FileZilla and Tomcat, although they are not used in this tutorial.

What is the primary purpose of XAMPP?

• To design graphics and animations

• To create mobile applications

• To provide a local server environment for development

• To host websites on the internet

Which of the following is NOT included in the XAMPP installation?

• FileZilla

• MySQL

• Python

• Apache

Why is it recommended to run XAMPP as an administrator?

• To prevent software updates

• To access additional features

• To ensure services can be installed as background services

• To enable internet access

What is the default behavior when accessing 'localhost' after starting XAMPP?

• It opens the PHPMyAdmin interface

• It redirects to the XAMPP dashboard

• It displays a list of installed services

• It shows a 404 error

Where should you create a new folder for your PHP project in XAMPP?

• C:\xampp\temp

• C:\xampp\config

• C:\xampp\bin

• C:\xampp\htdocs

What is the output of the PHP script if it contains 'echo "Hello World";'?

• It sends 'Hello World' as an email

• It displays an error message

• It outputs 'Hello World' on the webpage

• It saves 'Hello World' to a file

Which HTML tag is used to format text as a heading in PHP?