What steps should be taken to set up a web server for local development with PHP?

Setting up a web server for local development with PHP involves installing a local server environment like XAMPP, WAMP, or MAMP, configuring the server to run PHP scripts, and creating a virtual host for your project. 

// Example code for setting up a virtual host in Apache configuration file

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName project.local
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/project"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/project">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Keywords

Apache PHP localhost virtual host XAMPP

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