Launch XAMPP OSX on Startup

by default XAMPP won’t start the apache and mysql, to create a launch that runs at system startup
open terminal and run command

$ cd /Library/LaunchDaemons

$ sudo nano apachefriends.xampp.apache.start.plist

and insert

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs$

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>EnableTransactions</key>

<true/>

<key>Label</key>

<string>apachefriends.xampp.apache.start</string>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp</string>

<string>startapache</string>

</array>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

<key>WorkingDirectory</key>

<string>/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles</string>

<key>KeepAlive</key>

<false/>

<key>AbandonProcessGroup</key>

<true/>

</dict>

</plist>

save with ctrl + o and exit with ctrl + x

and now run command on terminal

$ sudo nano apachefriends.xampp.mysql.start.plist 

and paste this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs$

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>EnableTransactions</key>

<true/>

<key>Label</key>

<string>apachefriends.xampp.mysql.start</string>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp</string>

<string>startmysql</string>

</array>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

<key>WorkingDirectory</key>

<string>/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles</string>

<key>KeepAlive</key>

<false/>

<key>AbandonProcessGroup</key>

<true/>

</dict>

</plist>

save with ctrl + o and exit with ctrl + x

and reboot your osx apache and mysql service on your xampp will start automatically.