Guidance on usage: XAMPP PHP on Windows Server 2019 DC

Configuration and connection to XAMPP PHP on Windows Server 2019 DC

Connection

  1. Press Win + R.
  1. In the window that appears, enter “mstsc” and click “OK”.
  1. In the window that appears, enter the IP of the virtual machine and click “Connect”.
  1. In the window that appears, enter your username and password and click “OK”.
  1. Check the box and click “Yes”.
  1. The remote desktop window is displayed after the connection
  1. Launch the “XAMPP Control panel as Administrator” and click “Yes”.
  1. The control panel is displayed where XAMPP is controlled

XAMPP is located in c:\xampp\ where you will find all the config files

Set component as a service 

  1. To set a component as a service, use corresponding check-box
  1. Click “Yes”
  1. Check that services are installed
  1. Check the service list 

XAMPP Firewall Ports

You can find the ports you need in the XAMPP Control Panel to configure how to use XAMPP

  1. Required ports:
  1. To change ports click “Config”
  1. Click “Service and Port Settings”
  1. In the displayed window, you can change ports of services

To setup Azure firewall rules, refer to – Azure Network Security Groups

To open ports outside to work with services, Windows firewall ports should be opened too.

You can see an error similar to the below when you attempt to start Apache Tomcat through the XAMPP control panel.

To solve the problem open

http://localhost/dashboard/docs/configure-use-tomcat.html

Documentation

Documentation can be found locally within your server on the following URL: http://localhost/dashboard/howto.html

You can find XAMPP support on this forum – Apache Friends Support Forum • Index page

FAQ – XAMPP FAQs for Windows