Installation DVWA In Windows 10 Using XAMPP

Vijay Gupta
4 min readMar 31, 2024

How To Setup DVWA In Windows 10 Using XAMPP

Before, installation of DVWA we need to what is DVWA and why we use DVWA?
Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) is a PHP/MySQL web application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goal is to be an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing web applications, and to aid both students & teachers to learn about web application security in a controlled classroom environment.

The aim of DVWA is to practice some of the most common web vulnerabilities, with various levels of difficulty, with a simple straightforward interface. Please note, there are both documented and undocumented vulnerabilities with this software. This is intentional. You are encouraged to try and discover as many issues as possible.

Download DVWA >http://www.dvwa.co.uk/
Download and install XAMPP on your computer

XAMPP is a free and open-source cross-platform web server solution stack package developed by Apache Friends, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages

Download Link >https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

Open XAMPP and start ‘Apache and MySQL’

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Vijay Gupta
Vijay Gupta

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Vijay Gupta is an inspiring public speaker and social entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to bringing about positive change and empowering communities.

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