[FIXED] How to install Node.js or npm on Xampp

Issue

I'm new, so please excuse any mistakes.

I am trying to develop a web application locally using XAMPP. I intend to deploy using a hosted web service. XAMPP was a very convenient way to get me up and programming without any fuss.

There are several github javascript libraries that look like they can only be installed with npm. Does this mean that I cannot use them? The specific one that I'm currently having a problem with is: https://github.com/selz/plyr. Or, is it possible to install npm on my XAMPP server? I have a windows machine.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Solution

is it possible to install npm on my XAMPP server

You will not be installing NPM on your server, you will be installing it on your machine (think of it as a regular program you install on your PC) (if your server happens to be your PC as well, then, well, you are technically installing it on your server)

In order to be able to use NPM though, since NPM is written in JavaScript, you will need to install Node.js, also on your machine.

So, head over to the Node.js site and download and install Node. NPM is included in the installer and will be installed alongside Node.

After that is done, installing NPM packages is simply a matter of heading to your desired directory and executing npm install <PACKAGE_NAME> there.

In general, XAMPP helps you with your back end. Not your front end.

Useful links:

https://docs.npmjs.com/

Answered By - Dimitris Karagiannis

Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (PHPFixing Admin)