Installation

Windows Installation

• To install XAMPP as localhost web server, download it from here.

• Install the executable file.
• Then click “Next”.
• After that choose the components you want to install.

• For most web apps you only need Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpMyAdmin.
• Then select the installation directory where you want to install XAMPP.
• You will be shown a windows security alert. You must check the following option: “Private networks, such as my home or work network”.
• Finally click on “Finish” to complete installation.

Ubuntu Installation

• Download XAMPP to download folder from here.

• Move to the Downloads folder by using the following command:

$ cd /home/[username]/Downloads

• The installation package you downloaded needs to be made executable before it can be used further. Run the following command for this purpose:

$ chmod 755 [package name]

• Now the install package is in an executable form.

$ chmod 755 [package name]

• Execute Installer file

$ ls -l [package name]

• Launch the Setup Wizard

$ sudo ./[package name]

• Setup Wizard for XAMPP will open up
• Then click “Next”.
• Choose the components you want to install.

• For most web apps you only need Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpMyAdmin.
• Then select the installation directory where you want to install XAMPP.
• After that you will be shown a windows security alert. You must check the following option: “Private networks, such as my home or work network”.
• Finally click on “Finish” to complete installation of this open source web server.