What are common issues beginners face when setting up XAMPP and VS Code for PHP development?

Common issues beginners face when setting up XAMPP and VS Code for PHP development include configuring the correct paths for XAMPP's PHP executable in VS Code, setting up the correct port for Apache in XAMPP, and ensuring that the PHP extension is enabled in VS Code. To solve the issue of configuring the correct paths for XAMPP's PHP executable in VS Code, you can set the "php.executablePath" setting in your VS Code workspace settings to point to the PHP executable in XAMPP. ```json { "php.executablePath": "C:/xampp/php/php.exe" } ``` To set up the correct port for Apache in XAMPP, you can edit the "httpd.conf" file in the "conf" directory of your XAMPP installation and change the "Listen" directive to the desired port number (e.g., Listen 8080). To ensure that the PHP extension is enabled in VS Code, you can install the "PHP Intelephense" extension from the VS Code marketplace, which provides PHP code intelligence features.