Hi,
This is not a solution, but a troubleshooting step..
Assuming that XAMPP is installed and running on a Windows-based machine, open-up Notepad, and add the following
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
...save it as info.php or something like that .. copy this newly created to your web-server's root..
Now, open-up your browser (Preferably Chrome, Firefox), and type localhost/info.php
