Step
1.
Open your favourite web browser. Now, open the official website of
XAMPP, i.e.
Step
2.
Click XAMPP
for Windows.
Depending
on your browser, you may first have to select a save location/verify
the download.
OR
If
you want to download XAMPP
for
32-bit
system/older
version of XAMPP,
then click on the link given below and follow the installation steps:
Step
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.
Step
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 system.
Step
5.
Click Next.
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 the part of
XAMPP, please uncheck its box.
By
default, all attributes are included in your XAMPP installation.
Step
7.
Now, click on Next
button.
Step
8.
Select an Installation
location.
Click
the folder-shaped
icon to
the right of the current installation destination, then choose a
location of your choice/leave as default.
Step
9.
Now, click on Next
button.
Step
10.
Uncheck the Learn
more about the Bitnami box.
Step
11.
Begin installing XAMPP.
Click
Next
button
at the bottom of the window to do so.
XAMPP
will begin installing its files into the folder/directory that you
selected.
Step
12.
Click Finish
when
prompted.
Step
13.
Select a Language.
Step
14.
Click Save
button.
Step
15.
Start XAMPP
from
its installation point.
i.
Click Start
button.
ii.
Click XAMPP-control
icon,
right-click on it.
iii.
Select Run
as administrator option
from the pop-up menu.
iv.
Click Yes
when
prompted.
Step
16.
Resolve
issues with Apache Server refusing to run.
On
some Windows
Computer
systems, Apache
Server won’t
run due to a blocked
port.
This can happen for a couple of reasons, but there’s a relatively
easy fix.
i.
Click Config
to
the right of the Apache
heading.
ii.
Click Apache
(httpd.conf) in
the menu.
iii.
Scroll-down to the Listen
80 section
(you can press ctrl+f
and
type in listen
80 to
find it faster).
iv.
Replace 80
with
any open
port (e.g.
81/9080).
v.
Press ctrl+s
to
Save
the
changes and then Exit
the
text
editor.
vi.
Now, click Quit
and
then re-opening it in the administrator
mode from
its directory/folder.
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