Instructions to run the project on localhost (#7)

README.md

@@ -25,3 +25,18 @@ The source code available in this repository is licensed under the [MIT license]
 *The profile photos of people appearing on the site are used under their permission and belong to them.*
 
 *The contents mentioned above MUST NOT be used outside the Nice Places project.*
+
+## 🛠️ Installation Steps
+
+1. Clone the repository.
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/niceplaces/website.git niceplaces-website
+    ```
+
+2. Download and install [XAMPP](https://www.apachefriends.org/it/index.html).
+3. Place the folder `niceplaces-website` in `htdocs` folder of XAMPP (e.g. in Windows the default path is `C:\xampp\htdocs`).
+4. Open *XAMPP Control Panel* and run *Apache* module.
+5. Open `http://localhost/niceplaces-website/` in your browser.
+
+*TODO: add the instructions to configure the local MySQL database and a Google Maps API key*