: Extract the contents into a new subfolder inside C:\xampp\htdocs\ .
: Simply copy the entire htdocs folder to an external drive or cloud storage to save your PHP scripts and assets. 4. Alternative: Portable XAMPP (7-Zip) download xampp htdocs folder
: Open your browser and type localhost/your-folder-name/ to view the site. 3. Backing Up or Transferring htdocs : Extract the contents into a new subfolder
: Use an FTP client (like FileZilla, which is included in XAMPP) to upload the contents of your local htdocs to the /var/www/html/ or remote htdocs directory on your web host. Alternative: Portable XAMPP (7-Zip) : Open your browser
The htdocs folder is the "Hypertext Documents" directory, which serves as the local root for your Apache web server. It is automatically created when you install XAMPP from the official Apache Friends website .
: During a standard Windows installation, the folder is created at C:\xampp\htdocs .