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Magnus Vaughan
10,583 PointsDeleting most of the folders?
When the video prompts to delete all files except the folder that was just created, will this not mean you won't be able to access PHP myAdmin if you're working exclusively on a PC?
1 Answer
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsZac Gordon is recommending to delete the files within C:\path\to\xampp\htdocs\. Notice that it is everything within the htdocs directory (well, except for the test directory if you follow the video). Anything in this directory, when Apache is running, is accessible with a web browser via localhost in the address bar, i.e. this is where you put your web sites so they can be viewed.
Of note here, as well, is that there is also a xampp directory within htdocs. Do not confuse this with the root xampp install directory.
If you look inside C:\path\to\xampp\, you will see that there are many other directories aside from the htdocs. these are sort of the nuts and bolts of what makes your local web server work. In there you will see directories such as apache, mysql, phpMyAdmin. These directories we do NOT want to delete.
tl;dr: Deleting the files within only C:\path\to\xampp\htdocs\ will not prevent access to phpMyAdmin.