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Question 1: What Is The "Lite" Version of XAMPP?

XAMPP Lite is a lighter version of XAMPP that only includes PHP and MySQL functionality. The main directory for web content in XAMPP is \xampp\htdocs. Files with extensions like .html, .php, .cgi can be placed here and accessed at URLs like http://localhost/filename. XAMPP configurations can be changed by editing text files, while some components like FileZilla and Mercury use their own configuration tools.

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Question 1: What Is The "Lite" Version of XAMPP?

XAMPP Lite is a lighter version of XAMPP that only includes PHP and MySQL functionality. The main directory for web content in XAMPP is \xampp\htdocs. Files with extensions like .html, .php, .cgi can be placed here and accessed at URLs like http://localhost/filename. XAMPP configurations can be changed by editing text files, while some components like FileZilla and Mercury use their own configuration tools.

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Question 1: What is the "Lite" version of XAMPP?

XAMPP Lite (means "light" as in "light-weight") is a smaller bundle of XAMPP components, which is
recommended for quick work using only PHP and MySQL. Some servers or tools such as Mercury Mail
and FileZilla FTP are missing in the Lite version.

Question 2: Where should I place my web content?

Problems? See also:


»FAQ - XAMPP for Windows« The main directory for all WWW documents is \xampp\htdocs. If you put
a file "test.html" in this directory, you can access it with the URI "http://localhost/test.html".

And "test.php"? Just use "http://localhost/test.php". A simple testscript can be:


<?php
    echo 'Hallo world';
?>

A new subdirectory for your web? Just make a new directory (e.g. "new") inside the directory
"\xampp\htdocs" (best without whitespaces and only ASCII), create a test file in this directory and
access it with "http://localhost/new/test.php".

Further specifics:

HTML:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs
Allowed endings: .html .htm
=> basic package
SSI:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs
Allowed endings: .shtml
=> basic package
CGI:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs and \xampp\cgi-bin
Allowed endings: .cgi
=> basic package
PHP:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs and \xampp\cgi-bin
Allowed endings: .php
=> basic package
Perl:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs and \xampp\cgi-bin
Allowed endings: .pl
=> basic package
Apache::ASP Perl:
Executable: \xampp\htdocs
Allowed endings: .asp
=> basic package
JSP Java:
Executable: \xampp\tomcat\webapps\java (e.g.)
Allowed endings: .jsp
=> Tomcat add-on
Servlets Java:
Executable: \xampp\tomcat\webapps\java (e.g.)
Allowed endings: .html (u.a)
=> Tomcat add-on

Question 3: Can I move the XAMPP installation?

Yes, that's possible with XAMPP. After moving of the XAMPP directory, jou must execute
"setup_xampp.bat". The paths in the configuration files will be adjusted with this step.

If you have installed any server as Windows service, you must first remove the Windows service, and
after the moving you can install the service again.

Warning:
The configuration files from your own scripts, like for the software phpBB, are not adjusted. This task
is up to you. But it's possible to write a "plug-in" the installer. With such a plug-in, the installer can
adjust such files too..

Question 4: "automatic start pages" for the WWW directories?

The standard filename for the Apache function "DirectoryIndex" is "index.html" or "index.php". Every
time you are just browsing to a folder (e.g. "http://localhost/xampp/"), and Apache can find such a
file, Apache is displaying this file instead of a directory listing.

Question 5: Where can I change the configuration?

Almost all settings in XAMPP you can change with configuration files. Just open the file in a textedit
and change the setting you want. Only FileZilla and Mercury should be configured with the application
config tool.

A list of the configuration files you can find in the table configuration files.

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