XAMPP is a popular software for learning web programming. All necessary tools to implement a web application are included in this software, such as Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc. The way of installing XAMPP on windows operating system has been shown in this tutorial.
Steps:
1. Go to the following URL to download the latest version of the XAMPP server.
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
Click on the particular Download button to download open the download page of the XAMPP server installer.
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2. Click on the Download Latest Version button to download the XAMPP server installer.
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3. After completing the download, run the installer. The following dialog box will appear. Follow the instruction properly to complete the installation process.
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4. Run the XAMPP server after completing the installation process. The following dialog box will appear. Click on the Start button of the Apache option to run the Apache server.
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5. The following message will appear if the Apache server runs successfully.
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6. Open a browser and run the following URL to check the Apache server is working properly or not.
http://localhost
If the following page will appear if the Apache server is running successfully.
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Well done!!! Now you can start web programming.