How to install or setup CodeIgniter In Xampp Server

To install CodeIgniter please follow the below step:

1. Download the latest CodeIgniter by click on the download link version from the official codeigniter website.

URL: https://codeigniter.com/


2. Unzip the file in your htdocs folder.
3. Set the baseurl by open application/config/config.php file with a text editor.

Example

 $config['base_url'] = ‘http://localhost’;

4. If you need to change the database details open the application/config/database.php file with a text editor and set your database settings.

Example

$db['default'] = array(
	'dsn'	=> '',
	'hostname' => 'localhost',
	'username' => 'root',
	'password' => '',
	'database' => 'my_db',
	'dbdriver' => 'mysqli',
	'dbprefix' => '',
	'pconnect' => FALSE,
	'db_debug' => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
	'cache_on' => FALSE,
	'cachedir' => '',
	'char_set' => 'utf8',
	'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
	'swap_pre' => '',
	'encrypt' => FALSE,
	'compress' => FALSE,
	'stricton' => FALSE,
	'failover' => array(),
	'save_queries' => TRUE
);

To chcek CodeIgniter install successfully or not open the below link in your browser.

http://localhost/Folder name

Here CodeIgniter is my CodeIgniter project folder name.

http://localhost/CodeIgniter