# Windows

**Step 1**: Install this XAMPP from\
<https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html><br>

**Step 2**: Copy/extract Open Enventory files into C://XAMPP/htdocs/ . Write down the folder name because this will be the web address. In this case the folder is named ‘enventory’<br>

**Step 3**: Start XAMPP and start **Apache** and **MySQL**

![XAMPP Panel](/files/-LrirwNstMqkn3CAR0R6)

**Step 4**: setting up root password for MySQL. This changes with XAMPP version so consult this [FAQ ](https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_windows.html)for specific details.

**Step 5**: Change **php.ini** content by clicking on **Config** button on the same row with **Apache** on XAMPP panel to match the following:

* `error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_WARNING  & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED`  (otherwise some warnings being displayed will break the functionality)
* `safe_mode=Off`
* `magic_quotes_gpc=Off`
* `upload_max_filesize=64M    # (or higher)`
* `post_max_size=64M    # (or higher)`

If still warnings appear in the generated HTML code (breaking open enventory), you should set:

* `display_errors=Off    # (especially on PHP 7+)`

**Step 6**: Change **my.cnf** (or **my.ini)** content by clicking on **Config** button on the same row with **MySQL** on XAMPP panel to match the following under `[mysqld]` section:

```
[mysqld]
sql_mode = NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
max_allowed_packet = 64M # (or higher)

innodb_buffer_pool_size = 1024M # to about 50% of the available memory
innodb_log_file_size = 128M # to about 10% of the available memory
```

**Step 7**: Restart both **Apache** and **MySQL** service by clicking on **Stop** and then **Start** for each service.

**Step 8**: Open this link in your web browser: <http://localhost/enventory/> and log in with the following info:

* "Database":  \<database-name>\
  "database-name" can be whatever you choose but should not have blank space and unique; I suggest short name is better as well.
* "Username": root \
  (It has to be the exact word "root" for this set up first)&#x20;
* "Password": the root password that we set in the step above&#x20;
* Then click on "Inventory".

![](/files/-LrirwNweuW_c6it1Qoi)

**Step 9:** If successful, it will bring up something similar to this page:

![Example of display page after first successful login](/files/-M4RBBHlyc0MdNC6TVMn)

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you are locked from login due to incorrect entries of username and password (for 30 min), find the file named “**openenv.log**” which you can find in a similar path given below:\
`C:\Users\sr\AppData\Local\Temp\ openenv.log`

Open the file with any text editor program (Notepad), delete the content, save and restart XAMP and then try to access Open Enventory again (<http://localhost/enventory/>)
{% endhint %}


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