I want to use the HTML-editor together with the XAMMP server and MySql database which are running on my laptop. But if I want to edit the Server configuration I do not get the possibility to use this option, or do I? Can someone advice how to proceed?

I would setup a project that uses the XAMMP htdocs as it's root. I don't have XAMMP but do use WAMP. I think it's htdocs where the files go to test.

I also use WAMP and just aliased my folder where I keep my websites I design, then is shows up on the locahost homepage as a link and I can click down to the site In want.

In fact the files are in XAMMP\htdocs, and if I type in the address line of my browser http://localhost/mysite the index page (index.php) of the site is properly displayed and the interaction with MySQL is established. However, If I use CTRL-F9 (Tools/Display with default browser) in Coffee Cup this results in a view of the index page, but not via the localhost and no MySql. In fact the address line reads: file:///C:/xampp/htdocs/Mysite/index.php. I have tried via Website-project-settings/configure-servers/test-settings to adjustand check the settings, but with no success. Everey time I get an 10061 error message, telling me that there is something wrong with the ftp-settings: host and user name and password do not seem to be correct, while I am sure I used the right ones.

In the editor you have the option to load an additional program to Load I used this simple setup. The page.txt file holds the url and the program OpenLocal.exe will run your program.
Usage:
Just place the two files in any folder edit page.txt with the url ie in your case http://localhost/mysite
now open Tools,Preferences,Applications and in your case browse to the Xamp manager to start that
Then add a new application Openlocal and add that

Then when in the editor run Xamp and OpenLocal your page will open. Leave the page open when you edit then go back and forward between the editor and localhost and refresh to see changes. I use Wamp so you will have to adjust the commands. It is what I do to see the changes in php scripts I add to the page. I am hoping the ability of the editor to choose Localhost as the browser will happen in a upgrade

You can get the program I created here as a zip.
http://inkmon.coffeecup.com/storage/OpenLocal.zip

I create programs and I knocked this up to use the Editor as a php IDE. Actually it will open any url even one online say the one you just uploaded. It is faster than having to open a browser first. If it helps you are welcome to it. Windows does not go far enough and needs assistance in some areas so I create utilities to do what Windows cannot.

I'm sorry Prism, I did what you advised but did not succeed. I unzipped the download (does it have to be in a specific folder, within CoffeCup for instance?) and added the reference to my site in page.txt. Via Tools/Preferences/Applications I've added xampp-control.exe and C:\Users\Nico\Downloads\Openlocal\OpenLocal.exe as two new applications. Afterwards I am able to open the XAMMP control center via Tools/Applications, but not your application. When I try to open it via Tools/Applications I get the following error message:

Exception EFOpenError in module OpenLocal.exe at 0000E691. Cannot open file c:\Wamp\www\page.txt.

Apparently I have to change the reference to this page somewhere in the code of your application to the position where it can be found on my laptop. But where and how?

By the way, by creating a new user and password I have now established a connection with the ftp-server in XAMMP (user 'root' with no password does not work apparently), but still no display of index.php via localhost if I want to test the page with the preferred browser.

The program OpenLocal.exe reads the URL location in page.txt. ie the first line in the page.txt file should be your URL for instance this one. http://localhost/CMS_System/demo.php This is my present page I am working on.

I did not write a help file as it is a utility I knocked up for my own use with the Editor, The program will open your URL in Localhost.
By the way I believe you will find if you put any URL in ie http://coffeecup.com it will open in your
default Browser. I use a form of it to preview a page I am working on online in VSD as VSD does not have that ability yet.
It should also open a program if you give a path and name. It uses a system that Windows uses to allow favourites to call a browser or shortcuts to call programs. Very handy when expanded in other ways.

If you still have problems use my contact in my sig

I give up. The first line reads in page.txt reads as you have indicated and still the same error message.

Apparently Coffee Cup does not offer the possibility to test a page from the program itself. My solution is simple: I keep my browser open all the time and when I have to test the changes I've made to the HTML or PHP code I switch windows and reload everytime localhost/mysite/mypage.php in Firefox. I bit clumsy, but still effective

Nico,

I'm using WAMP, but it should work for Xammp too, if Xammp includes php and Mysql.
In Wamp the folder where you stick your website is called 'www directory', and you can have as many subdirectories as you want, e.g. one for each site.

When editing php files, I open the file in question from the 'www directory' in HTML Editor for editing, and when I want to preview, I need to open my browser and locate localhost/subdirectory/file.php . That works very well. I guess the same will work in Xammp, but I don't know that specific server software.

I have come across another html editing programme which has in the settings something like 'path to php executable', and when that is set to the correct location in Wamp, you can preview in the programme itself. With CC HTML Editor you can't, so therefore I keep the browser open, pointing at localhost.

I have, and others have, asked if this feature (path to php executable) could be added to the CC html Editor, but so far they haven't done that.