Installing XAMPP

Install XAMPP
Now that we have downloaded the XAMPP file, the next step is to install it.
Note - If you are running the Skype VOIP application, or if you are running IIS Server, you will need to exit them before proceeding. Apache cannot start as a service if Skype or IIS is also running though when XAMPP is not in use, you can exit XAMPP to use Skype or IIS.
1.Double-click on the file that we downloaded in order to run it.
2.Select the language you wish the installation process to use, and click Ok.


3.A welcome message will display. Click Next.
4.Next, we have to choose a place to install XAMPP. This book assumes that XAMPP is installed in c:\xampp. Choose a directory and select Next. Note that for Windows Vista, Apache Friends recommends not installing XAMPP into your c:\Program Files\ folder.

                                                              
5.In the next screen, we are prompted to install Apache and MySQL as services. Doing this will save us from having to start XAMPP every time we switch on our computer (and will allow other applications you may have, such as Skype, to run simultaneously), so check those boxes (but do leave the FileZilla box unchecked). Then
click Install.

6. XAMPP will then install. At one point, a command-line window will open; do not be alarmed this is normal! After the installation is complete, we will get a message indicating so. Click Finish.
7.Next, we are prompted to start the XAMPP control panel, which can also be opened by selecting Start | All Programs | XAMPP | XAMPP Control Panel, or by running c:\xampp\xampp-control.exe. Select Yes.

Now  you have sucessfully Installed the Xampp server.