XAMPP

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This page is about XAMPP for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Bitnami. More info about Bitnami can be seen here. Click on http://apachefriends.org to get more details about XAMPP on Bitnami's website. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Xamp directory (same installation drive as Windows). XAMPP's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Xamp\uninstall.exe. XAMPP's main file takes around 3.65 MB (3831752 bytes) and its name is aria_chk.exe.

The executable files below are part of XAMPP. They take an average of 141.99 MB (148890120 bytes) on disk.

• aria_chk.exe (3.65 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.28 MB)
• phpdbg.exe (256.00 KB)
• deplister.exe (94.50 KB)
• php-win.exe (31.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (316.00 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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This web page is about XAMPP version 7.0.131 only. You can find below info on other application versions of XAMPP:

• 5.6.241
• 7.3.71
• 8.1.12
• 8.1.50
• 8.0.70
• 8.1.20
• 7.0.10
• 5.6.400
• 7.1.90
• 7.0.130
• 7.2.120
• 8.1.100
• 5.6.300
• 8.1.60
• 7.1.70
• 8.0.90
• 7.2.20
• 7.3.40
• 8.1.00
• 1.8.34
• 7.3.250
• 7.1.271
• 8.0.01
• 7.4.30
• 7.4.291
• 7.2.270
• 7.4.250
• 7.3.261
• 7.4.80
• 1.8.30
• 7.3.10
• 1.8.25
• 8.0.03
• 7.3.270
• 8.1.41
• 7.0.90
• 7.4.120
• 5.6.280
• 1.8.33
• 7.2.40
• 7.1.330
• 8.1.40
• 7.2.260
• 7.4.20
• 8.0.130
• 7.3.313
• 7.4.50
• 5.6.230
• 7.2.50
• 7.0.21
• 7.1.100
• 5.6.210
• 1.8.31
• 8.1.11
• 5.6.152
• 7.4.11
• 7.0.91
• 7.2.310
• 1.8.24
• 7.4.130
• 1.8.32
• 7.2.10
• 7.1.60
• 8.0.60
• 8.0.02
• 5.6.110
• 7.2.311
• 7.2.110
• 8.0.230
• 8.0.112
• 7.4.110
• 7.3.30
• 5.6.200
• 7.3.130
• 8.0.20
• 5.6.140
• 5.6.360
• 5.5.300
• 7.2.00
• 7.3.90
• 1.8.35
• 8.0.11
• 7.3.110
• 7.4.40
• 7.1.110
• 7.4.41
• 8.0.30
• 7.2.340
• 7.2.280
• 7.3.100
• 5.5.280
• 1.8.26
• 7.4.140
• 7.2.170
• 7.3.101
• 5.6.301
• 8.0.120
• 8.0.80
• 5.6.80
• 5.5.271

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Numerous files, folders and registry entries will not be removed when you remove XAMPP from your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\xampp

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\xampp\apache\logs\access.log
• C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log
• C:\xampp\apache\scripts\ctl.bat
• C:\xampp\ctlscript.bat
• C:\xampp\mysql\data\mysql.pid
• C:\xampp\mysql\scripts\ctl.bat
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\setup\frames\config.inc.php
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\setup\lib\common.inc.php
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\setup\lib\ConfigGenerator.class.php
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\setup\lib\form_processing.lib.php
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\setup\lib\index.lib.php
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\sql\create_tables.sql
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\sql\create_tables_drizzle.sql
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\sql\upgrade_column_info_4_3_0+.sql
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\sql\upgrade_tables_mysql_4_1_2+.sql
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_adjust_privileges.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_attribute.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_attributes.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_auto_increment.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_comment.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_default.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_definitions_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_extra.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_indexes.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_length.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_name.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_null.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_type.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\column_virtuality.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\mime_type.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\move_column.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\table_fields_definitions.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\transformation.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\columns_definitions\transformation_option.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\components\error_message.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\create_table.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\aggregate_query_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\canvas.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\database_tables.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\delete_relation_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\edit_delete_pages.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\having_query_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\js_fields.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\new_relation_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\options_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\page_save_as.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\page_selector.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\query_details.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\rename_to_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\schema_export.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\side_menu.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\table_list.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\designer\where_query_panel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\body_for_table_summary.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\browse_table.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\browse_table_label.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\check_all_tables.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\empty_table.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\favorite_anchor.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\print_view_data_dictionary_link.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\search_table.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\show_create.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\show_create_row.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\sortable_header.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\structure_table_row.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\table_header.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\database\structure\tracking_icon.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\error\report_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\header_location.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\javascript\display.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\list\item.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\list\unordered.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\navigation\logo.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\prefs_autoload.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\preview_sql.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\secondary_tabs.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\startAndNumberOfRowsPanel.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\chart\tbl_chart.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\gis_visualization\gis_visualization.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\index_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\relation\common_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\relation\dropdown_generate.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\relation\foreign_key_row.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\relation\internal_relational_row.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\relation\relational_dropdown.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\column_comparison_operators.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\fields_table.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\form_tag.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\geom_func.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\input_box.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\options.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\options_zoom.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\replace_preview.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\rows_normal.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\rows_zoom.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\search_and_replace.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\selection_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\table_header.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\search\zoom_result_form.phtml
• C:\XAMPP\phpMyAdmin\templates\table\secondary_tabs.phtml

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

A way to uninstall XAMPP from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application marketed by Bitnami. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find XAMPP or simply activate the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click XAMPP in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding XAMPP, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for XAMPP:

• The software company is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Xamp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove XAMPP.


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong XAMPP which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, nor are we saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove XAMPP in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.