Oke let me show my current setup, this way you can give me clear feedback on how I'm messing up 
It looks a bit messy because of all the wires, but they were needed to program the ESP with my arduino.
Only the VCC and GND of the ESP are connected. I'm currently using my 5V power from my arduino through a converter to 3.3V to power my ESP.
Currently bothing is happening, I don't see my local hotspot popping up or anything.
The code I uploaded is:
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#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#ifndef APSSID
#define APSSID "paultest"
#define APPSK "test"
#endif
int LDRReading = 0;
const char *ssid = APSSID;
const char *password = APPSK;
ESP8266WebServer server(80);
void handleRoot() {
LDRReading = analogRead(A0);
server.send(200, "text/html", "
You are connected
");}
void setup() {
delay(1000);
Serial.begin(115200);
Serial.println();
Serial.print("Configuring access point...");
WiFi.softAP(ssid, password);
IPAddress myIP = WiFi.softAPIP();
Serial.print("AP IP address: ");
Serial.println(myIP);
server.on("/", handleRoot);
server.begin();
Serial.println("HTTP server started");
}
void loop() {
server.handleClient();
}
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The ouput to my serial monitor is:
Configuring ac⸮
Thanks for the help! Can't wait to get this to work...
