To start working with Docebo it is recommended to simulate a web server on your PC. This way you can try the system (with most of its functions) on your PC simulating online activity as you were hosted by a provider… This lesson shows the installation procedure on a Windows PC, while the next one will be related to Linux machines.
To download easyPHP go to http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements.php3, then download version 1.7 or newer

EasyPHP

EasyPHP installation is straightforward. After having downloaded the package, click on “setup” to start the installation. The first page is the welcome page, click on “go on” (continue) to proceed. We will click on “continue” in all license pages. Then a dialog window will ask us the location to be used to install our EasyPHP (meaning "in which directory"). So, type in the path of the directory you wish to use (if you are not sure, use the default setting).


Click on “continue” until the end of the installation. Then, click on “finished” and EasyPHP will be installed.
Let’s suppose that you install it in c:/easyphp. Into that directory there will be many folders, but the one you need is called “www”.
There are few other elements to explain you how to use EasyPHP. In the bottom-right part of the screen you will find a black “E” with a red point. If the point is flashing the server is active, otherwise it is stopped.
To manage EasyPHP and show the administration menu you just need to click on the black “E” with the right mouse button. Left clicking will show the information console.

To check if Apache and PHP are correctly working, we will use the phpinfo() function.
It will test the server, collecting information about the PHP configuration.
If the result is like this, everything is ok: