How to start Apache and MySQL automatically when Windows 8 comes up

Question

I am using XAMPP, version 3.2.1. I just installed it on Windows 8. Every time I need to go to the XAMPP Control Panel to start services (MySQL, Apache,...); in Windows&

Answer 1

If on your system User Control Account is Off then you can run the XAMPP as Administrator and check the boxes for run as service.

And if on your system User Control Account is On then it may not work. You have go to Configuration files and manually install as a service or run apache_installservice.bat for Apache and mysql_installservice.bat for MySQL at the path

1. C:\xampp\apache
2. C:\xampp\mysql

if path is the default path.