We have a Windows 2008 Server on which XAMPP is placed in the Startup folder of "Administrator” User. Which means that, in order to automatically start Apache, it requires the “Administrator” user to log-in at-least once.
The above Scenario is Problematic. Because, we don't know when this Server gets restarted.
To counteract this issue, I need to somehow place XAMPP in Windows Startup (not the User Startup).
Best Answer
-Just Run "xampp-control.exe" as administrator
-and stop apache service action port.
-and tick this(in snapshot) check box it will ask for install as service just install it
-then go to service.msc where you will see
-new service name as apache2(or similar)
-just set it as automatic if you want it to run as startup.
(this method is for apache for mysql you will do same above steps)