title: Opening a php file with xampp
body: <p>I'm very new to web development and I'm trying to create a php contact form. I'm trying to launch it on a xampp development server, but I can't seem to figure out how. according to <a href="https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-run-a-php-file-in-xampp" rel="noreferrer">this site,</a> I need to type localhost then some options of files should show up. Well it doesn't, the xampp dashboard just shows up, and my files are in the htdocs folder. Am I opening them wrong or whats happening, I've been stuck on this for hours?</p>