How to Install XAMPP for Windows

STEPS.1: Open the XAMPP website. Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html in your

computer's web browser.

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STEPS.2. Click XAMPP for Windows. It's a grey button near the bottom of the page.
 Depending on your browser, you may first have to select a save location or verify the
download.

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STEPS.3:Double-click the downloaded file. This file should be named something like xampp-
win32-7.2.4-0-VC15-installer, and you'll find it in the default downloads location (e.g., the
"Downloads" folder or the desktop).
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STEPS.4:Click Yes when prompted. This will open the XAMPP setup window.
 You may have to click OK on a warning if you have User Account Control (UAC)
activated on your computer.

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STEP.5: Click Next. It's at the bottom of the setup window.

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STEP.6:Select aspects of XAMPP to install. Review the list of XAMPP attributes on the left side
of the window; if you see an attribute that you don't want to install as part of XAMPP, uncheck
its box.
 By default, all attributes are included in your XAMPP installation.

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STEP.7:Click Next. It's at the bottom of the window.

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Select an installation location. Click the folder-shaped icon to the right of the current
installation destination, then click a folder on your computer.
 If you have the UAC activated on your computer, avoid installing XAMPP in your hard
drive's folder (e.g., OS (C:)).
 You can select a folder (e.g., Desktop) and then click Make New Folder to create a new
folder and select it as the installation destination.

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Click OK. Doing so confirms your selected folder as your XAMPP installation location.
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Click Next. You'll find it at the bottom of the page.
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Uncheck the "Learn more about Bitnami" box, then click Next. The "Learn more about
Bitnami" box is in the middle of the page.
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Begin installing XAMPP. Click Next at the bottom of the window to do so. XAMPP will begin
installing its files into the folder that you selected.

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Click Finish when prompted. It's at the bottom of the XAMPP window. Doing so will close the
window and open the XAMPP Control Panel, which is where you'll access your servers.
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Select a language. Check the box next to the American flag for English, or check the box next to
the German flag for German.
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Click Save. Doing so opens the main Control Panel page.
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Start XAMPP from its installation point. If you need to open the XAMPP Control Panel in the
future, you can do so by opening the folder in which you installed XAMPP, right-clicking the
orange-and-white xampp-control icon, clicking Run as administrator, and clicking Yes when
prompted.
 When you do this, you'll see red X marks to the left of each server type (e.g.,
"Apache"). Clicking one of these will prompt you to click Yes if you want to install the
server type's software on your computer.
 Counterintuitively, double-clicking the xampp_start icon doesn't start XAMPP.

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Resolve issues with Apache refusing to run. On some Windows 10 computers, Apache won't
run due to a "blocked port". This can happen for a couple of reasons, but there's a relatively
easy fix:[1]
 Click Config to the right of the "Apache" heading.
 Click Apache (httpd.conf) in the menu.
 Scroll down to the "Listen 80" section (you can press Ctrl+F and type in listen 80 to
find it faster).
 Replace 80 with any open port (e.g., 81 or 9080 ).
 Press Ctrl+S to save the changes, then exit the text editor.
 Restart XAMPP by clicking Quit and then re-opening it in administrator mode from its
folder.

Introduction

WAMP is a free and open-source tool most commonly used by php developers in the Windows
family and other platforms to set up the development and testing environment. WAMP server
comes with the WAMP control panel to manage all its components easily.

WAMP stands for (W) Windows, (A) Apache, (M) MySQL, (P) PHP and some additional modules
including phpmyadmin (for the database).

Once you have installed and configured the WAMP server in your system, you can easily work
with any CMS like WordPress, Joomla, drupal and more. WAMP server works like a local server
in your system that is generally used by PHP developers to test the websites (like web-projects).
This tutorial will show you various steps on how to install and configure the WAMP server in
Windows 10.

Prerequisites for WAMP Server

In order to successfully install and run the WAMP Server, make sure that you must have
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages installed in your system.

1) Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)

2) Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64)

3) Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4

4) Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013

5) Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

6) Microsoft visual c++ 2017 redistributable package

Installation Process of WAMP Server

Step 1

To download the WAMP Server, visit the "Wamp Server" website in your web browser.

Step 2

Click on the "WAMP SERVER 64 BITS (X64).

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Now, click on the "download directly" link to start downloading.

Step 4

Double-click the downloaded file to launch the WAMP installer.

Step 5

"Select Setup Language" window will appear on the screen and then choose your preferred
language.

Step 6

Under the "License Agreement", click on the "I accept the agreement" radio button and then
click on the "Next" button.
Step 7

Click on the "Next" button.

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"Information" setup ensures that the required components (prerequisites) are installed on your
system for the Wamp Server to function correctly.

Step 8

Choose a location (folder) to install the WAMP server and click on the "Next" button.
Step 9

Select the components that you want to install and click on the "Next" button.
Step 10

Select the start menu folder.

Step 11

"Ready to Install" window will appear on the screen and then, click on the "Next" button.
Step 12

Now, select the default browser and default text editor for the wamp server.

Step 12

Click on the "Finish" button.

Configuration Process of WAMP Server

Step 1

Start the WAMP server through its shortcut on the desktop.

Step 2

When the WAMP Server starts, you can see the color of the WAMP server icon in the taskbar
becomes green. Initially, it will be red, then turn into
amber and then green. When it turns green, it means all the services are now running fine.

Fix an Issue of Apache not Working

Some users may face an issue with Apache and MySQL module services not working in WAMP.
However, depending on the setup configuration or usage of your system, you may need to
change the port number of the Apache and the MySQL. For example, because the "World Wide
Web Services" under "Internet Information Services (IIS)" is also run on port 80 in your system,
which is also the default port of apache in WAMP. And, the two servers (applications) can not
use (run) the same port simultaneously. Follow the instructions below to fix the problem with
Apache and MySQL services in WAMP Server.

Method 1. Change the default port of Apache

Step 1

Open the WAMP Server.

Step 2

In Apache Module Service, click on the "httpd.Conf" button.

Step 3

By pressing the "Ctrl + F" key, find the "Listen 80" and replace it with another open port (like 81
or 9080) and save the file.
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Restart the WAMP Server by clicking on the "Restart All Services" option.

Step 5

Now, open and check the "WAMPP Server" and also check the localhost and phpmyadmin.

Method 2. By disabling the Internet Information Services

Step 1

From the Start Menu, search for Control Panel.

Step 2

Click on "Programs" option.

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Click on the "Turn Windows Feature on or off" option.

Step 4

Uncheck (clear) the "Internet Information Services" option and click on the "OK" button.
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Click on the "Restart Now" option (This will reboot/restart your computer/laptop).

Step 6

Now, open and check the "WAMPP Server" and check the localhost.