1. What is XAMPP?
XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distributioncontaining MySQL, PHP, and Perl.
a. X – Operation System (Windows/Linux/Apple OS)
b. A – Apache
c. M – MySQL
d. P – PHP
e. P – Peal
2. Download:
https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
3. Basic Configure:
After successfully set up, software involved in XAMPP can be found atXAMPP_HOME which assigned in the setting up process.
a. XAMPP:
i. Either“xampp-control.exe” or “xampp_start.exe” in XAMPP_HOME can be used to start up theservices involved in XAMPP.
ii. “xampp_stop.exe”in XAMPP_HOME can be used to shutdown the services involved in XAMPP.
iii. “xampp-control.log”in XAMPP_HOME records the history of XAMPP operation.
b. Apache:
i. “bin”, “conf” and “logs” are the most importantdirectories in apache which can be found in XAMPP_HOME\apache. 
i. “httpd.conf” in “conf” is the configuration ofapache.
ii. “httpd.exe”in “bin” is used to start up http services.
iii. “error.log” and “access.log” record whathappened in apache which can be found in “logs”.
c. MySQL:
i. “bin” and “data” are the most importantdirectories in mysql which can be found in XAMPP_HOME\mysql.
i. “my.ini” in “bin” is the default MySQL configuration.Also, all the tools used to control and connect to MySQL can be found in “bin”
ii. “mysql_error.log” and MySQL binary logs arelocated in “data” by default.
d. PHP:
i. “php.ini” is the configuration of PHP which canbe found in XAMPP_HOME\php.
ii. All the extensions can be found inXAMPP_HOME\php\ext. They should be configured in php.ini before being used.
4. Example:
a. Configure all the files if needed. (Defaultconfigurations work)
b. Start up services of apache, mysql with XAMPPControl Panel.
c. Open a browser and visit “http://localhost/”.The web page should be as follows if it works,
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Introduce XAMPP – a convenient way to setup websites
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