How to install XAMMP on Windows?

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. It is a simple and easy web server. Furtheremore, XAMMP is free of charge. I find this web server very useful and easy to install.

For now, there are four XAMMP distribution:
1. XAMMP for Linux
2. XAMMP for Windows
3. XAMPP for Mac OS X
4. XAMMP for Solaris

I'm using Windows XP, so in i'll teach you how to install XAMMP in Windows. Here's the simple and easy steps:

1. Download XAMMP installer here.

2. Double click the installer. Then click "Next".

3. Choose where you want to palce your XAMMP installation.
4. Choose from the textboxes what you want to be at your XAMMP package. It's advisable that you will check all the services. Then click install.
5. Wait for the installation to be completed. Then on this screen (below) click finish.
6. Then you will be prompted this:
7. Click "Yes". Then the XAMMP Control Panel will be displayed.
*The default of this page only FileZilla is running. Just click on "Start" button inline with Apache and Mysql. That's all you have your XAMMP installed!

8. To access it just type "http://localhost" on your browser. At first attempt you will be prompted this screen:
As for me, i choose "English" for my XAMMP language. You can choose the language you prefer.

9. Presto your XAMMP installation is ready to use.
*There are several ways to use your XAMMP. Primarily for me I use it for viewing the output of my HTML and PHP files. Next time, i will be teaching you to make your first simple program files. See you!