Other components are utilities which may come in handy, such as the Fake Sendmail which mimics a mail server that can be used during development. To work with PHP, we typically require Apache, MySQL (if we want to work with a database) and PHP.
In here, we have to specify which components we want to install with XAMPP:ĭepending on our plans, we can add/remove certain components here.
One of the first steps where input is required is the Select Components step. Using the Next button, we can navigate through all steps in the installation. The XAMPP installation wizard is pretty straightforward.
If you have UAC enabled on your Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 machine, it is recommended not to install XAMPP into the Program Files folder. This warning can be ignored in most situations, please check the website for more information.ĭepending on our operating system and settings, we may also see the following message: Once the XAMPP installer is asked, we may be prompted with the following notification: Once the download of the installer is completed, we can run it.
We will be using the installer for now, if you do want to make use of the ZIP or 7zip files, please run the setup_xampp.bat file once the archive is extracted. The ZIP or 7zip files which contain all required binaries and configuration but don't come with a wizard to get started.The installer, which sets up the XAMPP folder structure.There are a number of download flavors available: In the Download section, click the XAMPP link to display a list of downloads available. Downloading the XAMPP installerįrom the XAMPP downloads page, we can find a list of components that are included in the package. In this tutorial, we will use the latest XAMPP 1.8.2 version. XAMPP for Solaris works only on SPARC systems and does not run on x86 processors.Newer versions of Windows (Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 and Windows 8) can make use of XAMPP versions higher than XAMPP 1.7.4.The earliest version compatible with Windows Vista is XAMPP 1.7.2.The latest version compatible with Windows NT is XAMPP 1.7.2.The PHP plugin should be installed and enabledįrom the Apache friends, we can download and install the XAMPP edition which matches our platform and operating system.