How to Install xampp in windows

Download the zip file of xampp from internet. Unzip the file to a directory of your choice. Always put it on the highest level like C:\ or D:\. It will build C:\xampp or D:\xampp or something like this.

For starting the installation double click on "setup_xampp.bat" file and after the installation completed you will a command window like as follow.

After successful installation , start the Apache 2 with "apache_start".bat", MySQL with "mysql_start".bat". Stop the MySQL Server with "mysql_stop.bat". For shutdown the Apache HTTPD, only close the Apache Command (CMD). Or use the fine XAMPP Control Panel with double-click on "xampp-control.exe"!

For testing purpose just start the browser and type “http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost” in the location bar. There you should see pre-made start page with certain examples and test screens.

 

For uninstalling xampp just remove the "xampp" Directory.But before please shutdown the apache and mysql.