openXdata (server) on XAMPP

So, I finally got around to move all of my dev environment to a portable XAMPP.

  [7]You will find here below the steps to get openXdata running on XAMPP
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1. Download XAMPP
   http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641 [9]
2. Download Tomcat 6.x XAMPP Add-on
   http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#644 [10]
3. Download the latest version from openXdata  (current version 1.0)
   http://www.openxdata.org/svn/openxdata_binaries/Releases/openXdata%20Server/ [11]
   and store them in a folder called openXdata in a location of your choice which should contain (for MySQL):

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4. Install XAMPP: (to either a USB key or local/ext HDD)
   http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#522 [13]
5. install XAMPP add-ons: (same location as above)
   http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1176 [14]
6. Start the XAMPP servers (using the XAMPP Control Panel or the scripts provided)
   http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1173 [15]
   Start Apache, MySQL and Tomcat
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   From experience,
   - consider running MySQL and Tomcat as services (for performance)
   - if Apache does not start, check to see if Skype is running and exit Skype (or change its configuration to avoid using ports 80 and 443)
7. Navigate to http://localhost/xampp [17] or http://127.0.0.1/xampp [18]
8. Setup the password for mysql by clicking on security or directly on http://localhost/security/xamppsecurity.php [19]
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   consider also using the option to store the password in a txt file
9. Go to the XAMPP phpMyAdmin (or consider using MySQL GUI Admin Tools [22])
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10. Login as root with your newly set password
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11. Under the SQL tab, copy the 2 sql scripts one at a time and execute them
    Note: you must modify the create database script to set the password you have created
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12. You should now have an openxdata database:
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13. Navigate to http://localhost:8080/manager/html/list [27]
    enter the default xampp credentials (u/p: xampp)
14. Scroll down to the section entitled WAR file to deploy openXdata,
    select the file from the location in which you stored the openxdata.war and click on Deploy
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    or copy and paste the war file to xampp/tomcat/webapps
15. After a few seconds, the application will be ready and accessible under
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    http://localhost:8080/openxdata [30]
16. When prompted for credentials, login as u: guyzb p: daniel123
17. You can now create a new user and setup your first form (to publish to your mobile of choice)
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On-line videos: http://www.openxdata.org/Main/Videos [32]
openXdata documentation: http://www.openxdata.org/Main/Documentation [33] 
More information: http://www.openxdata.org/ [34]