How To Connect Notepad++ To XAMPP

I spent many hours searching for ways on how to connect Notepad++ to XAMPP. Like the way it is connected to a Web Server on the internet. But there seems to be no specific steps to what I'm looking for.
After gathering the clues ( consider forums as giving clues when the answer is not close ), trials and errors and analyzing, plus experience in IT, finally got it!

Here it is:

• Run XAMMP Control Panel
• Start FileZilla
• Click Admin ( FileZilla )
• Connect to Server ( click OK )
• Click the User Account icon (one face) or go to Edit Menu then Users
• Click Add ( assign a name )
• Shared folders is: C:\xampp\htdocs ( Shared folders Page )
• Check the box beside Files - Write option ( another bonus! I got 550 error code with this one )
• Click OK
• Open Notepad++
• Go to Plugins menu, NppFtp, check Show NppFtp Window
• Go to NppFtp Window, click Settings icon, then Profile settings
• Create a Profile name, Hostname is: 127.0.0.1 
• Username is the same with what you assigned in FileZilla
• Initial remote directory is C:\xampp\htdocs
• Close the Profile settings, click the Connect icon, then the Profile name

If successful, you will see: Nppftp - Connected to (profile name)
and the xampp folder below.


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