Apache, MySQL and PHP Installation and Configuration

Chapter 4

XAMPP Installation and Configuration

XAMPP Installation

Installing with Windows :

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• Go to the XAMPP website, choose XAMPP Windows.
• Choose latest stable version and click the installer file to initiate download.
• XAMPP for Windows exists in three different flavors:
• Installer : Probably the most comfortable way to install XAMPP.
• ZIP : For purists: XAMPP as ordinary ZIP archive.
• 7zip : For purists with low bandwidth: XAMPP as 7zip archive.
• You can also download XAMPP for Windows Add-Ons :
• Tomcat Add-On
• Perl Add-On

XAMPP Installation

Installation with the Installer :

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• Using the installer version is the easiest way to install XAMPP.

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XAMPP Installation

Installation with the Installer :

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• After the installation is complete, you will find XAMPP under Start | Programs | XAMPP. You can use the XAMPP Control Panel to start/stop all server and also install/uninstall services.

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XAMPP Installation

Installation with the Installer :

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• The XAMPP control panel for start/stop Apache, MySQL, FilaZilla & Mercury or install these server as services.

XAMPP Installation

Installation without the Installer :

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• Unzip the zip archives into the folder of your choice. XAMPP is extracting to the subdirectory "[Ziel]\xampp" below the selected target directory. Now start the file "setup_xampp.bat", to adjust the XAMPP configuration to your system.
• If you choose a root directory "C:\" as target, you must not start "setup_xampp.bat".
• If you extract XAMPP in a top level folder like "C:\" or "D:\", you can start most servers like Apache or MySQL directly without execution of the file "setup_xampp.bat".

XAMPP Configuration

Testing XAMPP:

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• After starting of Apache (and MySQL), go to the address http://localhost/After starting of Apache (and MySQL), go to the address http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ in your browser and examine all of the XAMPP examples and tools.

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