Can't view XAMPP localhost Page except Apache "It Works!"

Question

Hi there! I am currently using Windows XP SP3 with Apache 2.2, PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1 and XAMPP 1.7.3 installed.

However after installing everything including XAMPP, I could not see the "XAMPP Welcome Page" at all! I only see the Apache default Page "It Works!!" on http://localhost/ . I also tried http://127.0.0.1/ but it gives back the same Apache results. My Apache and MySQL service seems to be running fine on the XAMPP console.

I have also placed a php file under C:\program files\apache\htdocs\test.php and access the page via http://localhost/test.php which works fine! I really can't guess why isn't the XAMPP installed over the Apache.

Can anyone please give some advice on the problem? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,

just a quick guess: have you tried http://localhost/xampp ?

Answer 2

XAMPP is a standalone AMP solution, so you don't need to install Apache or anything else with it. And if you do, both servers will probably conflict.

You need to either uninstall XAMPP, or uninstall Apache, PHP, and MySQL.

Note that XAMPP needs to be started up through its control panel, accessible from whatever start menu folder it will have created.

EDIT: Also, XAMPP has its own htdocs folder, located in C:\xampp\htdocs