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Install and configure XAMPP 1.7.2 for Windows

PREREQUISITES

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* Downloaded XAMPP 1.7.2, the Basic Package (do not use the Lite version).  Download the *exe* self-extracting RAR archive (
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use
used 
xampp-win32-1.7.
1-installer
2.exe).\\
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You can view all
version
versions of XAMPP which are available for download at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/|http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/], or\\
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* Download [
^xampp
Install and configure XAMPP 1.7.2^xampp-win32-1.7.2.exe] directly from this page.
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  Install XAMPP 1.7.2
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Execute *xampp-win32-1.7.2.exe*.\\
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When
Verify 
asked
that 
to
the *
Choose
Destination 
Install Location
folder*
, keep the default location of *
 is c:\
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 as shown below.\\
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           !xampp1.7.2-InstallationLocation.jpg
 
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When asked to specify
Click the *
XAMPP Options
Install*
,
 
be certain
button to 
select
finish the 
*Install Apache as service* and the *Install MySql as service* as shown below.\\
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installation.  
         !xamppOptions.jpg!\\
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Click the *Install* button to finish the installation.\\
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When prompted, take the default value.\\

2.  Grant access to XAMPP 1.7.
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Access to XAMPP is controlled by using a simply *username* and *password*.  It is recommended that XAMPP be further locked down allowing access to specified IP addresses.  This can be accomplished by making modifications to the apache *httpd-xampp.conf* configuration file as described below:\\


Below is the *http-xampp.conf* files that is initially installed by the XAMPP installer.\\
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Edit *c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf* and 
can
find 
be
the 
found
entry 
at
shown 
*c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra*.
below:\\
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*Original httpd-xampp.conf*\\
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# XAMPP settings
#
<IfModule alias_module>
<IfModule mime_module>
    #ScriptAlias /php/ "C:/xampp/php/"
    #Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe"
    PHPINIDir "C:/xampp/php"
    LoadModule php5_module "C:/xampp/apache/bin/php5apache2_2.dll"
    AddType text/html .php .phps .php5 .php4 .php3 .phtml .phpt
   <FilesMatch "\.php$|\.php5$|\.php4$|\.php3$|\.phtml$|\.phpt$">
     SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
  </FilesMatch>
  <FilesMatch "\.phps$">
     SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
  </FilesMatch>

	<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/xampp">
		<IfModule php5_module>
			<Files "status.php">
				php_admin_flag safe_mode off
			</Files>
		</IfModule>
	</Directory>

    Alias /security "C:/xampp/security/htdocs/"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/security/htdocs">
		<IfModule php5_module>
			<Files "xamppsecurity.php">
				php_admin_flag safe_mode off
			</Files>
		</IfModule>
        
<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
    Order deny,allow

    
    Deny from all

    
    Allow from ::1 127.0.0.
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    </Directory>

    Alias /phpmyadmin "C:/xampp/phpMyAdmin/"
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<Directory
 
"C:/xampp/phpMyAdmin">
 
       
AllowOverride
 
AuthConfig
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    Alias /webalizer "C:/xampp/webalizer/"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/webalizer">
		<IfModule php5_module>
			<Files "webalizer.php">
				php_admin_flag safe_mode off
			</Files>
		</IfModule>
        AllowOverride AuthConfig
  fc00::/7 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 \
        
Order
 
allow,deny

      
  Allow from all
    </Directory>

      Alias /contrib "C:/xampp/contrib/"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/contrib">
		<IfModule php5_module>
			<Files "webalizer.php">
				php_admin_flag safe_mode off
			</Files>
		</IfModule>

        Order deny,allow
        Deny from all
        Allow from 127.0.0.1
    </Directory>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>


# Access restriction via Remote
<IfModule auth_remote_module>
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/fonts">
    AllowOverride All
    AuthType           Basic
    AuthName           "AUTH REMOTE TEST"
    AuthRemoteServer   localhost
    AuthRemotePort     80
    AuthRemoteURL      /forbidden/
    Require            valid-user
    #User: user / Password: pass
</Directory>
</IfModule>

# Access restriction via MySQL
<IfModule mysql_auth_module>
<Location /restricted>
     AuthMySQLEnable On
    AuthName "MySQL Secured Place"
    AuthType Basic
    require valid-user
    AuthMySQLHost localhost
    AuthMySQLUser root
#   AuthMySQLPassword
    AuthMySQLDB webauth
    AuthMySQLUserTable user_pwd
    AuthMySQLNameField name
    AuthMySQLPasswordField pass
    AuthMySQLPwEncryption none
</Location>
</IfModule>
fe80::/10 169.254.0.0/16

    ErrorDocument 403 /error/HTTP_XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</LocationMatch>
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Two
Add 
things
the 
must be done in order to control access via IP addresses.\\
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FIRST:&nbsp;&nbsp;In the *original httpd-xampp.conf*, notice that each *Directory* directive has it's own *Order*, *Deny* and *
IP addressed to the *Allow from* element
.&nbsp;&nbsp;To control access via IP addresses, the *Order*, *Deny* and *Allow from* elements must be removed from all the *Directory* directives.\\
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SECOND:&nbsp;&nbsp;Insert the *LocationMatch* directive below at end of the *httpd-xampp.conf* file.
 that are to have access to XAMPP as illustrated below.&nbsp;&nbsp;The IP addresses 18.19.1.231 and 18.19.5.190 are included only as an example of how to enable an IP address.&nbsp;&nbsp;Be sure to change (or remove) these 2 IP address to suit your requirements.\\
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You must *restart apache* after you have made and saved these changes to *httpd-xampp.conf*.\\
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You can download a completed version of [
^httpd
Install and configure XAMPP 1.7.2^httpd-xampp-1.7.2.conf] directly from this page.&nbsp;&nbsp;{color:red}Don't forget to rename httpd-xampp-1.7.2.conf to *httpd-xampp.conf* and to *remove or change* the 2 IP address lines (::2 18.19.1.231 and ::3 18.19.5.190){color}.
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# New XAMPP security concept
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<LocationMatch "^/(?i:(?:xampp|security|licenses|phpmyadmin|webalizer|server-status|server-info))">
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from ::1 127.0.0.
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0/8 \
               ::2 18.19.1.231 \
               ::3 18.19.5.190 \
               fc00::/7 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 \
               fe80::/10 169.254.0.0/16

    ErrorDocument 403 /error/HTTP_XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</LocationMatch>
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3.  Change the apache ServerName
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Edit c:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf and find the line *ServerName localhost:80* and replace *localhost* with the name of the server.\\
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For example, if the server name is *chongqing.mit.edu*, the line would read *ServerName chongqing.mit.edu:80*\\
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Save the change.\\

4.  Verify the XAMPP 1.7.2 installation
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Restart apache.\\
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Open a web browser on the localhost and go to [*http://localhost/xampp* | http://localhost/xampp]\\
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If everything is correctly configured, the following should be displayed:\\
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !xamppWelcome.jpg! \\
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The *DocumentRoot* is *C:\xampp\htdocs*.\\