XAMPP

A guide to uninstall XAMPP from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove XAMPP for Windows. It was created for Windows by Bitnami. Go over here where you can get more info on Bitnami. Please open http://apachefriends.org if you want to read more on XAMPP on Bitnami's web page. Usually the XAMPP application is installed in the C:\Program Files\New folder folder, depending on the user's option during setup. XAMPP's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\New folder\uninstall.exe. xampp_start.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 116.00 KB (118784 bytes) on disk.

XAMPP contains of the executables below. They take 173.66 MB (182097935 bytes) on disk.

• service.exe (59.50 KB)
• uninstall.exe (11.96 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 (107.50 KB)
• ApacheMonitor.exe (42.00 KB)
• curl.exe (3.92 MB)
• htcacheclean.exe (100.00 KB)
• htdbm.exe (122.00 KB)
• htdigest.exe (84.00 KB)
• htpasswd.exe (116.50 KB)
• httpd.exe (29.00 KB)
• httxt2dbm.exe (65.00 KB)
• logresolve.exe (57.00 KB)
• openssl.exe (495.50 KB)
• pv.exe (60.00 KB)
• rotatelogs.exe (76.50 KB)
• wintty.exe (18.50 KB)
• FileZilla Server Interface.exe (1,020.50 KB)
• FileZillaServer.exe (617.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (45.83 KB)
• awk.exe (136.00 KB)
• mailtodisk.exe (985.82 KB)
• desetup.exe (112.18 KB)
• desetup2.exe (57.18 KB)
• fsynonym.exe (19.50 KB)
• limits.exe (118.68 KB)
• loader.exe (66.50 KB)
• malias.exe (42.82 KB)
• mbxmaint.exe (171.68 KB)
• mbxmaint_ui.exe (182.68 KB)
• mercury.exe (744.50 KB)
• msendto.exe (87.50 KB)
• newmail.exe (22.54 KB)
• pconfig.exe (266.92 KB)
• pmgrant.exe (29.92 KB)
• pmsort.exe (16.97 KB)
• setpmdefault.exe (456.69 KB)
• setreg.exe (59.18 KB)
• sqlite3.exe (464.00 KB)
• unins000.exe (700.95 KB)
• urlproxy.exe (9.14 KB)
• winpm-32.exe (5.16 MB)
• wpmmapi.exe (301.05 KB)
• wsendto.exe (73.18 KB)
• wssetup.exe (119.68 KB)
• clamwallsetup.exe (670.57 KB)
• graywallsetup.exe (934.65 KB)
• spamhaltersetup.exe (2.20 MB)
• rescom.exe (88.00 KB)
• aria_chk.exe (3.76 MB)
• aria_dump_log.exe (3.35 MB)
• aria_ftdump.exe (3.57 MB)
• aria_pack.exe (3.60 MB)
• aria_read_log.exe (3.74 MB)
• innochecksum.exe (3.23 MB)
• mariabackup.exe (14.53 MB)
• mbstream.exe (3.23 MB)
• myisamchk.exe (3.52 MB)
• myisamlog.exe (3.41 MB)
• myisampack.exe (3.43 MB)
• myisam_ftdump.exe (3.39 MB)
• mysql.exe (3.57 MB)
• mysqladmin.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysqlbinlog.exe (3.61 MB)
• mysqlcheck.exe (3.49 MB)
• mysqld.exe (15.42 MB)
• mysqldump.exe (3.55 MB)
• mysqlimport.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlshow.exe (3.47 MB)
• mysqlslap.exe (3.48 MB)
• mysql_install_db.exe (4.67 MB)
• mysql_ldb.exe (2.90 MB)
• mysql_plugin.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.exe (3.23 MB)
• mysql_upgrade.exe (3.30 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_service.exe (3.21 MB)
• mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe (2.61 MB)
• my_print_defaults.exe (3.22 MB)
• perror.exe (3.34 MB)
• replace.exe (3.20 MB)
• sst_dump.exe (1.25 MB)
• perl5.16.3.exe (38.50 KB)
• perlglob.exe (15.50 KB)
• wperl.exe (38.50 KB)
• tidyp.exe (431.33 KB)
• deplister.exe (110.50 KB)
• php-cgi.exe (71.00 KB)
• php-win.exe (37.00 KB)
• php.exe (126.00 KB)
• phpdbg.exe (349.50 KB)
• sendmail.exe (911.00 KB)
• tomcat7.exe (113.91 KB)
• tomcat7w.exe (116.91 KB)
• wcmgr.exe (1,001.99 KB)
• webalizer.exe (1.53 MB)

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The current web page applies to XAMPP version 7.1.330 alone. 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
• 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
• 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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When you're planning to uninstall XAMPP you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall XAMPP:

• C:\xampp

The files below are left behind on your disk by XAMPP's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu\xampp-control.lnk
• 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-symbol.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\adobe-zdingbats.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane1.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane14.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cns11643-plane2.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp037.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp038.so
• C:\xampp\apache\bin\iconv\cp10000.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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-win32-5.6.32-0-VC11-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-7.1.33-0-VC14-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\xampp-windows-x64-7.3.10-0-VC15-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\xampp
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\xampp

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp\xampp-control.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2\mercurymail\mercury.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\xampp2\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\xampp-windows-x64-7.3.10-0-VC15-installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Apache2.4\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mysql\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{11C69159-AA91-437B-BDFD-1C4BA70CEC2E}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{339EE53C-8EA4-4EE2-9A6D-0A5175C08A77}C:\xampp2\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4431D6E4-8AA3-4651-B886-B9059F8F2881}C:\xampp2\mercurymail\mercury.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4592FB46-0D05-4939-8F2F-E12694AB3DA9}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{655253FD-A05A-4775-96E3-C96368109038}C:\xampp2\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{7C352AF7-0298-4616-A602-D03DACDF259D}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DDF3EF9D-9FF9-475B-80CA-98D7423C311C}C:\xampp2\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{18111604-79BE-455D-97EC-D13EE1300F59}C:\xampp\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{22325A5C-B98D-4D5D-99D4-BAF03885BD99}C:\xampp2\filezillaftp\filezillaserver.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{25C8D311-D6A8-48C0-B8F5-CF3ABB59305D}C:\xampp2\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{B9A53F58-427B-4CF1-A0B5-4D3829498D30}C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C7FD0FDE-FD3F-4BD6-8D1C-81EE323481A1}C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{D847CAC8-CB53-456E-BCFB-71E8B50FA518}C:\xampp2\mercurymail\mercury.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{EE687A3F-72A0-4FF9-A96F-97693864E3D6}C:\xampp2\apache\bin\httpd.exe

A way to erase XAMPP from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

XAMPP is an application by Bitnami. Frequently, users try to erase it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase XAMPP is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate XAMPP or simply click the Search feature and type in "XAMPP". The XAMPP program will be found very quickly. When you select XAMPP in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for XAMPP:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove XAMPP.


8. After uninstalling XAMPP, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of XAMPP that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling XAMPP with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall XAMPP by Bitnami from your computer, we are not saying that XAMPP by Bitnami is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall XAMPP supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.