Hey guys, I'm trying to install a program called Xampp on my Mac from the internet. I'm trying to download it from https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html When I download it, it appears in my downloads folder as "xampp-osx-8.0.9-0-vm.bz2.cpgz CPGZ archive" When I press Command + o to open the folder, it opens the archive utility, and copies the folder. I can't access the installation file to install the program. Has anyone had this issue? Any help would be appreciated.
By Tristo, 5 August, 2021
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What's in the folder?
You mentioned how it creates a folder. What do you see in there?
Nothing. Every time I try…
Nothing. Every time I try and open the folder, it creates a new zip folder of the original folder. So the first folder would be "xampp-osx-8.0.9-0-vm.vz2 vzip compressed archive
Make sure you are downloading the right file.
After looking at the link you provided, there are two versions and they are not clearly labeled. Make sure you are downloading the DMG version. I would adjust your Safari preferences so it displays the save as dialog instead of downloading automatically so you can see the file name. It will end with a .dmg extension and you can run it like any other app. When I opened the file it did not present a zip folder but began scanning the file.