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# 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**

![](/files/-LrirwNstMqkn3CAR0R6)

4\. Firefox browser type

<http://localhost/xampp/>

brings up this page<br>

![](/files/-LrirwNtojSABhc6YXDU)

Click security that brings this page

![](/files/-LrirwNuHMVZr7btv8w4)

Click the link that brings this page

![](/files/-LrirwNv9RFhAmzQnzjT)

Put password (for root), check http then close

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

![](/files/-LrirwNweuW_c6it1Qoi)

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.![](/files/-LrirwNxOYeoLDyYvmDF)

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/>)