http://127.0.0.1
is the 'localhost', meaning 'your computer': it is a loopback address which directs the browser to your local web server.http://127.0.0.1
and http://localhost
are synonymous: you can use one or the other interchangeably, both send you to the root folder of your local web server.http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin
(XAMPP, WampServer, MAMP), http://127.0.0.1/mysql
(EasyPHP), or maybe at another location. Check your package's documentation – it might even provide a phpMyAdmin button that would open the correct URL in your browser.http://127.0.0.1
.C:easyphpwww
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/
C:wampwww
C:xampphtdocs
or /Applications/xampp/htdocs
http://localhost
or http://127.0.0.1
. PrestaShop itself is available at this address by adding its folder's name, for instance http://localhost/prestashop
or http://127.0.0.1/prestashop
if PrestaShop is in the /prestashop/
subfolder of the local root folder. When accessing this address for the first time, you should be automatically redirected to PrestaShop's install, at either http://localhost/prestashop/install
or http://127.0.0.1/prestashop/install
.