On the XAMPP portable download page it says to download the installer file and extract it with 7zip. I downloaded the installer file and tried to extract the files with 7zip but it didn't work. I also tried to extract the files with Universal Extractor but still it didn't work.
Is it still possible to use XAMPP as portable?
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They used to distribute as a zip and self-extracting installer. Looks like they've changed that. Their new installer supports local installs (with associated Control Panel entries) only.
I'll look into whether it still supports it at all but otherwise we'll just drop it and pull it from the app directory. It's not a real PAF app anyway and this is more of a legacy listing.
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Are you sure they dropped it? I found on sourcefourge links to 1.8.3 version, zip and 7zip files: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP%20Windows/1.8.3/
I downloaded the 7zip file and used the XAMPP Launcher to start the control panel and it seems it is working fine. I just can't start apache and mysql services but i guess something is blocking some of my ports.
There is also one 7zip and zip files with "portable" in its name: xampp-portable-win32-1.8.3-4-VC11
Ah, it seems they may have removed them from their webpage, which is odd. If that's the case, then download those instead of the installer. The XAMPP launcher for the platform should still work.
UPDATE: I've updated the download links and the instructions from the XAMPP page here.
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I am still having a problem starting apache and mysql services. In the log files it doesn't show anything and i don't have other programs that use port 80.
I also changed DocumentRoot and Directory to this:
DocumentRoot "E:\PortableApps\XAMPP\App\xampp\htdocs"
But still won't start.
Any idea why doesn't want to start?
I think the portable launcher doesn't work when XAMPP folder is located in E:\PortableApps\XAMPP\App. I extracted the package in E:\xampp and i was able to start the xampp control panel.
By the way, do i need to use the portable launcher at all? Because in the "read me" file inside xampp folder it says that it doesn't leave traces in the registry and doesn't make changes in the system? Can i start the control panel directly from E:\xampp\xampp-control.exe?
It supports:
XAMPPPortable\App\xampp\xampp-control.exe
XAMPPPortable\App\xampplite\xampp-control.exe
X:\xampp\xampp-control.exe
X:\xampplite\xampp-control.exe
Whether XAMPP still runs anywhere other than root is up to XAMPP itself.
The sole purpose of XAMPP launcher is to allow easier integration with the PA.c Platform.
We don't offer a PA.c Format of XAMPP as the upgrade process of the portable version is quite complicated.
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