Usage Guide

This guide covers the essential tasks for using Wampoon Box in your daily web development workflow.

Creating Projects

Place your web projects in the htdocs folder within your Wampoon installation directory:

1. Create a new folder: htdocs/myproject
2. Add your project files (HTML, PHP, etc.)
3. Access via http://localhost/myproject

Configuring PHP

Edit php.ini in the apps/php/ folder within your Wampoon installation to modify PHP settings:

• Common settings: upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, memory_limit
• Restart Apache after making changes from the Wampoon Control Panel

Managing Databases

Using phpMyAdmin:

• Access via the Wampoon Dashboard at http://localhost
• Click the phpMyAdmin link to create and manage databases

Using MySQL Command Line:

• Run mysql.bat from Wampoon’s root directory to configure MariaDB environment variables
• This opens a command prompt with the correct environment settings
• Useful for running SQL scripts or advanced database operations

Setting Up Virtual Hosts

Configure virtual hosts to use custom domain names in the apps/apache/conf/extra/vhosts.conf file:

1. Edit the apps/apache/conf/extra/vhosts.conf file
2. Add entries for your custom domains (e.g., myproject.localhost)
3. Restart Apache from the Wampoon Control Panel

Additional Features

• phpMyAdmin Advanced Features: Follow the phpMyAdmin guide to enable bookmarks, PDF generation, and more
• Xdebug: Pre-installed and ready for debugging PHP applications
• Composer: Available for managing PHP dependencies