Answers.Body: <p>You would need a Windows web development environment like <a href="http://www.wampserver.com/en/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WampServer</a> and need to create a site on localhost. There you could install wordpress/Drupal/Joomla any of those for which civicrm is available to be installed and then follow steps to install civicrm following docs here: <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/</a></p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you @Hassan, however, I already have a XAMPP server, I believe this would suffice. The next step would be to install drupal of which I dont know how. I am totally new to CMS although I have being coding PHP for sometime. If I succeed in installing  drupal then what next. I need some kind of guide. Thanks in advance
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Answers.Text: Use Drupal instructions for that inatall.
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Body: <p>Please could anybody direct me on how to setup civiCRM on my windows OS and also code with it. I am totally new to this type of platform and with no clue on how to go about anything, however, I have a strong knowledge of PHP and php based frameworks like laravel and lumen. I believe if directed on what to do I should be able to standard on my own. I have tried google but nothing significant. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
Tags: <evaluating-civicrm><civicrm-home><civicrm-buildkit>
Title: how to setup civicrm on windows 8
ThreadText: # how to setup civicrm on windows 8
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-17)
  
  Please could anybody direct me on how to setup civiCRM on my windows OS and also code with it. I am totally new to this type of platform and with no clue on how to go about anything, however, I have a strong knowledge of PHP and php based frameworks like laravel and lumen. I believe if directed on what to do I should be able to standard on my own. I have tried google but nothing significant.
  
  Thanks.
  
  **Tags:** evaluating-civicrm, civicrm-home, civicrm-buildkit
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-17. Score: 1
  
  You would need a Windows web development environment like [WampServer](http://www.wampserver.com/en/) and need to create a site on localhost. There you could install wordpress/Drupal/Joomla any of those for which civicrm is available to be installed and then follow steps to install civicrm following docs here: <https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/>
  
  Thanks!
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you @Hassan, however, I already have a XAMPP server, I believe this would suffice. The next step would be to install drupal of which I dont know how. I am totally new to CMS although I have being coding PHP for sometime. If I succeed in installing  drupal then what next. I need some kind of guide. Thanks in advance  
  > **username_2**: Use Drupal instructions for that inatall.  
  
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