Setup

1. Install Apache Web Server

Depending on your OS, follow the installation process for Apache:

For Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

For Windows/Mac (XAMPP):

• Download and install XAMPP.
• XAMPP includes Apache, MySQL, and PHP in a single package, which simplifies the setup.

2. Install PHP

If you're using XAMPP, PHP is included. For standalone setups:

For Linux:

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php

For Mac (with Homebrew):

brew install php

3. Configure Apache to Serve Files

By default, Apache serves files from the /var/www/html/ directory on Linux systems, or from the htdocs/ directory in XAMPP on Windows or Mac.

You need to place your XSS lab files in this directory:

• Linux: /var/www/html/
• Windows (XAMPP): C:\xampp\htdocs\
• Mac (XAMPP): /Applications/XAMPP/htdocs/

4. Copy The Lab Files

• Inside the web directory (/var/www/html/ or htdocs/), create a folder for your labs. Example: xss-labs.
• Inside the xss-labs folder, create the individual PHP files for each lab. Example structure:

/var/www/html/xss-labs/
├── lab1.php
├── lab2.php
├── lab3.php
├── lab4.php
└── lab5.php

5. Configure Permissions (Linux Only) Ensure the Apache user (www-data on Ubuntu) has the correct permissions to access and execute the files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/xss-labs
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/xss-labs

6. Access labs via browser: http://localhost/xss-labs/