Developer Toolbox

Practical tools and guides for setting up, checking, backing up and recovering local web-development projects.

Back up, restore and transfer both XAMPP project files and MySQL databases safely.

A working XAMPP project normally has two separate parts: website files inside htdocs and data st...

Restoring a XAMPP Project from Backup recreates both the website files and the MySQL database. Wo...

Moving a XAMPP project requires a verified backup of both the project files and its database. Pre...

Classroom tools for checking HTML and CSS and generating fictional test password hashes.

The HTML & CSS Fixer helps identify common mistakes in HTML and CSS code. The tool highlights pro...

The PHP Password Hasher generates secure password hashes for use in PHP login systems. This tool ...

Install, test and organise a local XAMPP environment for PHP and MySQL projects.

XAMPP gives you a local web server on your Windows computer. It lets you run PHP pages, use a MyS...

Apache runs PHP pages and MySQL stores application data. Both services must be running while you ...

A XAMPP project belongs inside the htdocs folder so Apache can serve it and process PHP. Create ...

A database organises persistent information in related tables. This practice creates a small fict...

A short environment check prevents installation, folder and service problems from consuming devel...