XAMPP

A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your PC

This page is about XAMPP for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Bitnami. More information about Bitnami can be seen here. Please follow http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's web page. XAMPP is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp directory, depending on the user's option. XAMPP's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is called xampp-control.exe and occupies 3.21 MB (3368448 bytes).

XAMPP installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 156.95 MB (164573140 bytes) on disk.

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.94 MB)
• xampp-control.exe (3.21 MB)
• xampp_start.exe (116.00 KB)
• xampp_stop.exe (116.00 KB)
• ab.exe (96.50 KB)
• abs.exe (108.00 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (99.50 KB)
• htdbm.exe (121.50 KB)
• htdigest.exe (83.50 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
• httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (64.50 KB)
• logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (537.50 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
• wintty.exe (18.50 KB)
• awk.exe (136.00 KB)
• mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
• aria_chk.exe (4.12 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.72 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.95 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.99 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (4.10 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.30 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.69 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.53 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.42 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.40 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.57 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.56 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.68 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (3.19 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.22 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.32 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.54 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.38 MB)
• deplister.exe (134.50 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (69.50 KB)
• php-win.exe (37.00 KB)
• php.exe (136.00 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (333.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.0.112 of XAMPP. Click on the links below for other XAMPP versions:

• 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
• 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
• 7.0.131
• 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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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall XAMPP.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall XAMPP:

• C:\xampp

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove XAMPP:

• C:\xampp\anonymous\onefile.html
• C:\xampp\apache\ABOUT_APACHE.txt
• C:\xampp\apache\apache_installservice.bat
• C:\xampp\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\ab.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\abs.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_crypto_openssl-1.dll
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_dbd_odbc-1.dll
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\apr_ldap-1.dll
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\dbmmanage.pl
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\htcacheclean.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdbm.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\htdigest.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\httxt2dbm.exe
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\_tbl_simple.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-stdenc.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-zdingbats.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp037.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp038.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10006.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10007.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10029.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1006.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10079.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10081.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp1026.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp273.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp274.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp275.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp277.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp278.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp280.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp281.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp284.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp285.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp290.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp297.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp420.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp423.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp424.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp437.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp500.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp737.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp775.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp850.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp851.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp852.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp855.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp856.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp857.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp860.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp861.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp862.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp863.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp864.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp865.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp866.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp868.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp869.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp870.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp871.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp874.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp875.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp880.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp891.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp903.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp904.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp905.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp918.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\dec-mcs.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-at-de-a.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-ca-fr.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-dk-no-a.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-a.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-es-s.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fi-se-a.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-fr.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-it.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-pt.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-uk.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\ebcdic-us.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\euc-jp.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\euc-kr.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\euc-tw.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\gb2312.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\hp-roman8.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\iso-10646-ucs-2.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\iso-10646-ucs-4.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\iso-2022-cn.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\iso-2022-jp.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\iso-2022-jp-2.so

Registry that is not removed:

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

A way to remove XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application offered by Bitnami. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action to uninstall XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply activate the Search field and type in "XAMPP". If it is installed on your PC the XAMPP application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click XAMPP in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for XAMPP:

• The web site of the program is: http://apachefriends.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\xampp\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove XAMPP.


8. After removing XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing XAMPP using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 info on how to remove XAMPP supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.