XAMPP Installation
ITM354, Dr. Chen
XAMPP contains integrated environment for web server Apache, web programming language PHP, and DBMS MySQL. EasyEclipse for PHP is an IDE for web programming using PHP. Since XAMPP 5.5.30 and 5.6.14, XAMPP ships MariaDB instead of MySQL. The commands and tools are the same for both. Note that the XAMPP control panel still says MySQL but in the log, it will say MariaDB.
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· steps 1-5 for downloading and installing XAMPP
· steps 6-8 for downloading and installing EasyEclipse for PHP.
· Steps 9-10 to set up a directory for documents shared between XAMPP programs and EasyEclipse.
· Step 11-12 for accessing MySQL clients
1. If you have older version of Apache, PHP and MySQL, go to Control Panel -> program install/uninstall to uninstall the older version.
2. Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
3. Choose the appropriate XAMPP download from the list of operating systems (Windows, Linux, OS X) for your computer. Once you choose one, it will take you to the download page.
4. When the download has completed, run the xampp installer. The wizard will take you through many steps, be sure to install everything. On Windows, make sure that you install in c:\xampp. After a few clicks you will be installing the software:
5. When the installer is done it will ask you if you wish to start the XAMPP control panel. You should do this.
6. Next go to http://www.easyeclipse.org/site/distributions/php.html
7. On the top of the page, select the installer for the OS of your PC to download the installer of EasyEclipse. “Save file” to download.
8. On the download windows, double click on the easyeclipse-php installer (.exe) to install the program. Note: if you are running Windows Vista or 7 then you need to install directly under C:\, and not under Program Files, which is the default location.
9. Go to All Programs à click on EasyEclipse for PHP.
10. You will first input the directory when prompted: C:\XAMPP\htdocs and check the box below (for setting this directory as default).
11. After all installations and all programs are running, go to: http://localhost/xampp/ or http://localhost/xampp/index.php to access the online PHP admin tools
12. Click on PHPmyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin) to access MySQL clients.