How to install XAMPP

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Hello guys due to request from my users i am updating my website with a post that says clearly how to install XAMPP on windows.Here we go, xampp

Go to http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641 or direct link http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-win32-1.7.0-installer.exe and Download the xampp software first.
Run the installer. If you want, you can choose to install the Apache and MySQL servers as services, which will make them start automatically every time you start Windows. If you don’t choose this option, you will need to use the XAMPP Control Panel application to start the servers individually each time you need them. This may be desirable if you don’t intend to use your servers that often.
Upon completion of installation, the XAMPP Control Panel will open (if not, click Start » All Programs » Apache Friends » XAMPP » XAMPP Control Panel). This tool lets you start and stop the various servers installed as part of XAMPP.
Start Apache and MySQL by clicking on the “Start” buttons next to each item. If prompted by Windows Firewall, click the button labelled “Unblock”.
Go to http://localhost/. If you are directed to a page with the XAMPP logo, your installation was successful.
Here during installation i have given XAMPP to be installed in path [C:\xampp], so obviously all the config and root files will be coming in this path by default.You can even change the root directory later by editing the httpd.conf file later.

Main Configuaration Files We Use In XAMPP

Type	Location
Apache configuration	`C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf`,`C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\*.conf`
Apache logs	`C:\xampp\apache\logs\access.log`,`C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log`
PHP configuration	`C:\xampp\php\php.ini`
MySQL configuration	`C:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.cnf`