Visit the Apache Friends website to download the latest version of XAMPP. Choose the version compatible with your operating system.

Run the installer and follow these steps:

• Select the components to install. At a minimum, choose Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
• Choose the installation directory (default is usually C:/xampp).
• Allow the installer to run and complete the setup. Optionally, start the control panel at the end of the installation.

Once installed, open the XAMPP Control Panel and start both Apache and MySQL to ensure they are functioning.

In the XAMPP Control Panel, you will see options to start Apache and MySQL:

• Click on 'Start' beside Apache to begin running the Apache server.
• Click on 'Start' beside MySQL to begin running the MySQL server.

This setup is necessary for running any web application that uses PHP and MySQL, like StoicCAD.

Download StoicCAD from its official source or GitHub repository. Extract the downloaded file into your htdocs folder located in the XAMPP installation directory. You might create a subfolder, e.g., stoiccad, to keep your installation organized.

Edit the configuration files in the stoiccad/config directory:

• Configuration Guide
• config.php: Set database connection details (host, username, password, database name), API keys, and any other necessary configurations.
• db.php: Ensure the database host, username, password, and database name are correctly set for the operational database connections.
• db_search.php: Verify database connection settings for search functionalities and set appropriate session cookie parameters.
• dept_style_config.php: Customize UI elements like logos and backgrounds per department settings.

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/stoiccad to access StoicCAD. Ensure all settings are correct to see StoicCAD running smoothly on your local server.

Configure Apache to serve StoicCAD from a domain name:

• Open the httpd-vhosts.conf file in the apache/conf/extra/ directory.
• Add a new VirtualHost block for your domain, specifying the DocumentRoot and ServerName:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/stoiccad"
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    ErrorLog "logs/yourdomain.com-error.log"
    CustomLog "logs/yourdomain.com-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>

• Save the file and restart Apache through the XAMPP Control Panel to apply changes.

To integrate StoicCAD modules like Stoic911, StoicMDT, and StoicTickets into your system with custom domain settings, you'll need to modify the iframe sources within their respective HTML files. Follow these instructions to update the `ui/index.html` for each module:

1. Navigate to the stoiccad/ui/ directory.
2. Open the index.html file in a text editor.
3. Locate the iframe elements for each module. You will typically find lines similar to this:

   <iframe src="https://hosting.thestoicbear.dev/911/" title="MDT Form"></iframe>

4. Replace the src attribute in each iframe with the URL of your domain where the respective module is hosted. For example:

   <iframe src="https://yourdomain.com/911/" title="Stoic911"></iframe>
   <iframe src="https://yourdomain.com/login.php" title="StoicMDT"></iframe>
               

5. Save the changes and ensure that the paths in the iframe are correct and accessible. This change will make sure that the iframes point to your custom implementations rather than the default settings.