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How to Install Xampp in your windows PC

Related imageWHAT IS XAMPP?
is a free and open source cross-platform web server solution stack package developed by Apache Friends, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages. more>>

Follow this simple steps to install XAMPP in your PC.

 1. Open the XAMPP website. Go to www.apachefriends.org in your computer's web browser.
2. Click "XAMPP FOR WINDOWS " to download the installer.

The Apache Friends website.

3. The XAMPP setup wizard will guide you through the installation. Click Next.

The XAMPP setup wizard.

4. Since we want to run WordPress in our localhost environment, leave MySQL and phpMyAdmin checked and uncheck the remaining options.

Choose the options you want to install.


5. Since we’re going to install WordPress manually later in this tutorial and don’t need free installers, UNCHECK “Learn more about Bitnami for XAMPP” and click Next.


We don't want to install any free installers.

6. After going through all those initial installation steps, XAMPP is now finally ready to install. Click Next.


Installing XAMPP.


7. Click "Finish."

The installation process is quick and painless, though it's not uncommon for Windows to throw up warnings every now and then.


8. Congratulations! You have successfully Installed Xampp in your PC.



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