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Posted by Donna Dunn
Donna Dunn
9,034 Points

XAMPP Warning--What does this mean?

I was following the video for Installing a Local Web Server on PC | Local WordPress Development. I went to the XAMPP website and downloaded for Windows. After the download was complete, this is the Warning I received in a dialog box:

Important! Because an activated User Account Control (UAC) on your system some functions of XAMPP are probably restricted. With UAC please avoid to install XAMPP to C:\Program Files (x86) (missing write permissions). Or deactivate UAC with msconfig after this setup.

I'm sure it's a silly question but what does this mean and what do I need to do? Thanks!

1 Answer

Christopher Downie
Christopher Downie
2,546 Points
Christopher Downie
Christopher Downie
2,546 Points

When installing XAMPP change the default install location to C:\ don't put it inside any of the program files folder and after you have installed it try to run it as admin by right clicking and selecting run as administrator. This should fix the issue.