I will hand over a zipped copy of our PHP 8 codebase exactly as it sits on my machine. Your first task is to spin it up in your own XAMPP stack (PHP 8.x, Apache, MySQL) and confirm whether the application bootstraps correctly. So far I have only tested in XAMPP on two laptops and always hit the same blockers—just vague entries in the general error log, nothing explicit. As far as I know the project is not tied to any unusual extensions beyond the common ones shipped with a default PHP 8 install. What I need from you: • Deploy the project in your local XAMPP environment. • Let me know if it runs out of the box or if you have to tweak php.ini, vhost settings, file permissions, composer autoloading, etc. • If it fails, capture the exact stack traces or error log lines and pinpoint the root cause. • If it succeeds, outline the key differences between your setup and mine so I can replicate your working configuration. Send back a concise report with your findings, screenshots or log snippets where relevant, plus any quick-win fixes or configuration recommendations. If you get us unstuck, I’d like to discuss ongoing collaboration on new features and maintenance, so think of this as a paid trial run. You’re free to use tools such as Composer, phpinfo(), Xdebug, or any CLI diagnostics you prefer—as long as the final report clearly shows the steps you took and the outcome.