Open the XAMPP Control Panel and click "Start" next to Apache and MySQL .
: Links to the official XAMPP FAQs for Windows to help troubleshoot common issues like User Account Control (UAC) restrictions or port conflicts. Quick Start Guide for Windows 10 welcome to xampp for windows 10 verified
Almost every PHP and MySQL tutorial on the internet assumes you are using XAMPP. When you encounter an error, the sheer volume of community support for XAMPP on Windows 10 is unmatched. Open the XAMPP Control Panel and click "Start"
: Double-click the downloaded .exe file. If a UAC warning appears about installing to C:\Program Files , click "OK" and plan to install it to the default C:\xampp instead. When you encounter an error, the sheer volume
The "Welcome to XAMPP for Windows" page is the local dashboard that appears when you successfully install XAMPP and navigate to http://localhost/dashboard/ in your browser. It serves as a confirmation that your local server environment—comprising , MariaDB , PHP , and Perl —is up and running. Core Components of the Welcome Dashboard
All core components—Apache, PHP, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin, FileZilla FTP, Mercury Mail—have been checksummed and verified to match the official releases. A "Verified" status means no DLLs have been swapped, no backdoors injected, and no malicious scripts added.