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What is WAMP?WAMP = Windows + Apache + MySQL +PHP

WAMP InstallationA single installation file downloaded from http://www.wampserver.com/en/download

Downloading of WampServer 2.1d is complete, and you will notice WampServer icon at your download location.

It is the time to install WampServer on our windows. You will receive a Security Warning after opening WampServer file. It is absolutely normal to run WampServer setup on windows.

ou will see a standard setup wizard of windows after clicking Run button on security warning dialog.

You have to agree the license of WampServer before selecting installation destination at your windows machine.

I am going to install WampServer in D drive. Now you can click on Next button after selecting installation location for WampServer 2.1d.

You will be at Ready to Install window after clicking Next button.Setup is now ready to begin installing WampServer 2.1d on your computer. Click on Install button to start installation of WampServer 2.1d.

Now your WampServer is starting to install in your computer.

You will receive a dialog for choosing your default browser for WampServer. You can choose your favorite browser for WampServer as default, or simply click Open if you are not sure about the installation or executable files of your favorite browser. WampServer will choose Internet Explorer as default choice.

WampServer installation has completed now and setup will guide you for Apache configurations in the next steps.

You will notice a Windows Firewall standard dialog while configuring Apache by WampServer. (You may not observe this, if your windows firewall is not active). Click on Allow Access by leaving default options as such to proceed for PHP mail parameters.

After allowing access to Apache server, you are at SMTP server configuration dialog. You can specify the SMTP server and the address mail to be used by PHP when using the function mail(). I will recommend the following values,

SMTP: localhostEmail: Your email address.Click Next after putting the above values for the installation final dialog.Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail) transmission

Click Finish to start WampServer along with other services. Leave Launch WampServer 2 now check-box checked to start WampServer automatically after installation.

Now you can see WampServer icon on the taskbar. WampServer icon has three states:Red/Yellow/ Green

Red:WampServer red icon is showing that WampServer is Offline and no service has been started yet i.e Apache, PHP and MySql.

Yellow:WampServer red icon is show that WampServer is still Offline and any service among Apache, PHP and MySql has been failed to start.

Green:WampServer is working normal along with all services and your development server is ready to use.

It is time to test our WampServer with the installed services of Apache, PHP, MySql and phpMyAdmin. Please follow the steps to test WampServer at Windows 7.

Be sure, WampServer icon is green at taskbarOpen your favorite browserType, http://127.0.0.1/ OR http://localhost/Hit Enter

You can launch phpMyAdmin console by one of the following means:

Click on phpmyadmin link on WampServer welcome screenType: http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin/ OR http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ in the browser address bar Hit EnterYou will be at phpMyAdmin index to manage your MySql databasesPHPMyAdmin

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