Steps to Install XAMPP

These are steps for Windows. Other platforms follow a similar pattern.

1. Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
2. Download XAMPP for your platform (Windows, Mac, Linux). Make sure you download the version of
XAMPP that has PHP version 7.4.19
3. Once the setup is downloaded, run it and click Next on all steps. No need to change any settings.
Windows users make sure you install XAMPP in the following folder:
4. If a Firewall popup appears, make sure to allow the program on Private Networks.

5. Once the installation is complete, click Finish after checking “Do you want to start the Control Panel
now?”
6. The XAMPP Control Panel will launch. You will also see a tiny orange icon on the bottom right of
your screen. Click “Start” next to Apache and MySQL.
If another firewall popup appears, allow private network access.

7. In your browser, write “localhost” and hit enter. Make sure you see the following page in front of
you.
8. Click on “phpMyAdmin” in the Navigation Bar.

9. Make sure a similar page appears:

If everything went as described so far, then your installation has been successful.