XAMPP is an installation package containing PHP, MySQL, and Apache Web Server. It is far easier to install a pre-bundled package than each component separately.

▪ Install XAMPP

1. You can download XAMPP here. At the time of this publication the current version is 1.4.12



2. Select a download link from the file mirrors provided.



3. After clicking on a file mirror an "Information Bar" dialogue box may appear alerting you to the presence of the "Information Bar". You may choose opt-out of this alert in the future by clicking the checkbox labeled"Do not show this message again." Click the "OK" button on the information bar alert to continue. The information bar is only available in Windows SP2.



4. Left click on the information bar and select the "Download File..." option from the resulting menu.



5. When the "File Download" prompt appears click the "Save" button.



6. Save the XAMPP install file to your Desktop.



7. Click on the "Run" button when the file download is complete.



8. After clicking the "Run" button an "Internet Explorer Security Warning" dialogue box will appear. Click the "Run" button.



9. The XAMPP Installer has now launched. Click "Next" on the rest of the install dialogs.



10. After the installation has finished you may launch the XAMPP control panel. From the control panel you can start and stop apache web server, and MySQL server.

▪ Create Username Folder

1. Double click on My Computer and navigate to C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\
   and create a new folder.



2. Rename the new folder to your desired user name. In the future tutorials you will place files in this folder. If the apache server is running you can access this folder by going to
   http://localhost/username.

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