This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Moodle 2.6.1 on Windows 8.1 using XAMPP. It instructs the user to download XAMPP and Moodle, install XAMPP, launch the XAMPP control panel to start the Apache and MySQL servers, create a MySQL database using phpMyAdmin, extract the Moodle files, create a moodledata folder, access the Moodle install page through a web browser, complete the Moodle installation process by selecting options for paths and database settings, and finally create an admin user to begin customizing the new Moodle site. It also provides troubleshooting tips for issues with the Moodle front page rerouting.

1. Step by step guide for
Windows 8.1
Moodle 2.6.1
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2.  Get Moodle
Download the standard version of Moodle you wish to install from Moodle.org
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3.  Get XAMPP
Go to apachefriends.org and download XAMPP for Windows.
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4.  Installing XAMPP
Run the installer, eventually you will be
presented with an option about where to
install the package.
We told it to install it in a new folder
called C:xampp which XAMPP will
create.
You could use the browse button to
point to a location.
Continue with the installation, this will
take a while!
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5.  Launch XAMPP
There are several ways to start your
webserver.
In the folder you installed XAMPP, look
for the xampp_control icon.
When the XAMPP Control Panel has
launched, click the “Start” buttons for Apache
and MySQL.
When XAMPP start has finished, both
Apache and MySQL have been started.
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6.  To create a MySQL database for your
Moodle “site” we will use the
phpMyAdmin utility included with
XAMPP.
To access this launch the web browser
of your choice (Firefox is used in this
example), type http://localhost/xampp/ in
the address bar.
The XAMPP default page will be
displayed, click the link for your
preferred language – we will be using
English.
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7. Check xampp status..it should be as
shown below.
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From the menu on the left, click on
“phpMyAdmin”.
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8. When phpMy Admin has launched in
your browser window, enter the name of
your database in the “Create new
database” field.
From the "Collation" drop down list
select "utf8_unicode_ci“.
Click the “Create” button to create the
database.
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9.  Extract standard Moodle package files.
Locate the zip file of the standard install
package you downloaded from
Moodle.org.
Extract the Moodle files to htdocs. A
default folder named “moodle” is created
with all the Moodle folders and files
within it.
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10.  Moodledata folder.
It is a good practice to manually create
the moodledata folder. In an standard
default install, Moodle will look for it in
the top most level of folders on your
server, the same level as
htdocs, apache, php and those folders.
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11.  Go to moodle in web browser.
 Select language.
You have now installed a webserver on
your computer. Next you need to get
Moodle to install itself. You will use your
favorite web browser to do this.
The initial install page will ask you to
choose your preferred language.
In your web browser, type the path to
the folder containing the Moodle files in
te address bar – in this example it’s
http://localhost/moodle/install.php.
install.php is a php file inside your
moodle folder.
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12.  Paths for Moodle installation.
 MySQL database settings.
The paths for your Moodle installation
are shown – accept these or amend as
desired.
In this screen we enter the database
settings. The fields are populated with
some suggested values.
Database user: root
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13.  Server check.
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 Moodle install confirmed.
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14.  Now you can Moodle
You will be asked to create the admin
user for your Moodle site. Then as the
admin Moodle user, you will be taken to
the Front Page settings to start to build
your new site.
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15.  If the Moodle Front Page is rerouting.
 If the Moodle Front Page is rerouting.
Delete cookies.
Delete all files in cache directory and
reload.
Changed settings on browser to accept
third party cookies.
delete
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16.  http://docs.moodle.org/26/en/Windows_installation_using_XAMPP
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_gEQ3DUb9g
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17. thanks..
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