# Windows

1. Install this XAMPP\
   <https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html><br>
2. Copy/extract Open Enventory 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>
3. **Stated Appache and MySQL**

![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNstMqkn3CAR0R6%2F0.png?generation=1571670706341509\&alt=media)

4\. Firefox browser type

<http://localhost/xampp/>

brings up this page<br>

![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNtojSABhc6YXDU%2F1.png?generation=1571670706374446\&alt=media)

Click security that brings this page

![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNuHMVZr7btv8w4%2F2.png?generation=1571670706358315\&alt=media)

Click the link that brings this page

![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNv9RFhAmzQnzjT%2F3.png?generation=1571670706362814\&alt=media)

Put password (for root), check http then close

5\. Go to <http://localhost/enventory/>

![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNweuW_c6it1Qoi%2F4.png?generation=1571670706321717\&alt=media)

It will show error message first then find

“php.ini” text file in “XAMP folder” and Change line

“error\_reporting=XXXXXXXXXXXXX” to “error\_reporting=E\_ALL & \~E\_NOTICE”

**6**. Restart Apache and SQL in XAMPP manager then go to

<http://localhost/enventory/>

with root login and password, go to settings and create a new user, log out.

then go to <http://localhost/enventory/> again

it will bring this page and inventory.![](https://3925781610-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fuser-guides%2F-LrirhSRb_XkNoGqVYHh%2F-LrirwNxOYeoLDyYvmDF%2F5.png?generation=1571670706349740\&alt=media)

7\. If you are locked from login due to incorrect entries of username and password (for 30 min),

Find the notepad file namely “openenv.log” which you can find in a similar path given below

“C:\Users\sr\AppData\Local\Temp\ openenv.log

Open, delete the content, save and restart XAMP and Firefox (<http://localhost/enventory/>)