Unable to load Magento setup on xampp in windows

[sufanglimeb2b4]

Hi,

I'm new with xampp, magento and php. I am trying to install magento following some of the online guides, but couldn't load the setup magento page successfully. 

Below are the steps i performed:

- install xampp 8.2.12, composer 2.6.6, create database & configure hosts file following this guide https://www.cloudways.com/blog/magento-2-on-localhost/

- download magento2-2.4.6 from https://meetanshi.com/blog/download-magento/ and extract the content to xampp/htdocs/magento2

- Is showing 404 Not Found instead of the setup magento page when access localhost/magento2. 

Kindly enlighten what has went wrong? 

[Sanjay Jethva]

@sufanglimeb2b4 

Hey,

Follow the following guide to Install Magento 2:-
https://meetanshi.com/blog/install-magento-2-on-localhost-using-xampp/

Thank You!

[mickhence2859d]

Ensure that you have configured your XAMPP environment correctly and that all necessary PHP extensions are enabled. Additionally, check your Magento setup for any errors or missing files, and make sure your file permissions are set correctly.