Using the Control Panel

The Wampoon Control Panel is a desktop application that allows you to manage Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and other components of the Wampoon stack.

Starting Servers from the Command Line

You can pass flags to WampoonControl.exe to start servers automatically without interacting with the UI. Useful for scripting or scheduled tasks:

WampoonControl.exe --start-all        # Start both Apache and MariaDB
WampoonControl.exe --start-apache     # Start Apache only
WampoonControl.exe --start-mariadb    # Start MariaDB only

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Starting Servers on Windows Boot

To have your servers start automatically every time you log into Windows:

1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, and press Enter to open the Startup folder.
2. Create a shortcut to WampoonControl.exe in that folder.
3. Right-click the shortcut → Properties → in the Target field, append --start-all after the executable path.
4. Click OK.

Next time you log in, both Apache and MariaDB will start automatically and the control panel will minimize quietly to the system tray.