You can take the new XAMPP-VM for a test drive here.ĭon't forget to post a comment to tell us what you liked (or disliked) about it. Save the file and then browse to You should see the output of the PHP script in your browser.

Using the OS X Finder, browse to the mounted volume and create a myapp/ directory within the htdocs/ directory.Ĭreate a simple PHP script called hello.php in the myapp/ directory with the following code:

From the stack manager's 'Volumes' tab, mount the /opt/lampp directory.

From the stack manager's 'Network' tab, enable port forwarding between XAMPP-VM's port 80 and the host system's port 8080.Creating a PHP applicationĬreating a PHP application on XAMPP-VM is very easy. From the stack manager page, click the 'Open Terminal' button and you'll be logged in to a XAMPP-VM console with full root privileges. It's now even easier to run commands on XAMPP-VM. The 'Volumes' tab of the stack manager lets you mount and explore directories. You can now mount XAMPP directories and copy or move files between your host and XAMPP using the Finder. So, you can now access phpMyAdmin (and other Web applications running on XAMPP-VM) by browsing to port 8080 on your host - for example, You can also add your own port forwarding rules between the host and XAMPP-VM through the same interface. It comes with a pre-defined rule to forward XAMPP-VM's port 80 to port 8080 on the host. The stack manager provides a graphical interface to forward ports between XAMPP-VM and the host system. What's new: port forwarding and mounted volumes You can also manage individual services from the OS X tray: This will also start all the XAMPP-VM services. To get started with the new stack manager, launch it as usual and click the 'Start' button to start the hypervisor. This provides a central control point to start or stop services, manage port forwarding, work with files and run commands. In addition to the changes 'under the hood', there is a new stack manager interface: Test your code running on Linux, often closer to production.Access phpMyAdmin and other applications over a secure tunnel with a single-click.

Access and edit files by mounting them on the Mac desktop.No VirtualBox needed!įor the first version, we've focused on making it really easy to: This new app makes it really easy to run XAMPP for Linux on your Mac with just a few clicks. We are excited to announce a new project we've been working on: XAMPP-VM for Mac. XAMPP-VM for Mac - tell us what you think

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