installing wampserver

WampServer Installation

Narrative / Objective

This presentation is a outline and guide for the live presentation.

This presentation outline is not a training device but an instructional aid.

The objective is to create a local hosted web development environment.

Install WampServer.

Configure Apache.

Configure MySQL.

Configure PHP.

Test installation.

Create and switch between multiple projects on the same machine.


WAMP / MAMP / XAMPP

W = Windows / M = Mac OS / X = Linux or Windows or Mac OS

A = Apache Web Server.

M = MySQL database server.

P = PHP PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.

XAMPP - includes FTP and SMTP servers.


WampServer

WampServer provides the easiest and quickest install of a WAMP environment.

Immediately functional on finish of install.

Provides tools for easy configuration, control and modification.

Provides control of the version of Apache, MySQL and PHP to match production.


Apache web server

The software license under which software from the Apache Foundation is distributed is a distinctive part of the Apache HTTP Server's history and presence in the open-source software community.

The name Apache is a registered trademark and may only be used with the trademark holder's express permission

Apache Software License 1.0/1.1/2.0

Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996. Over 70 percent of web server in world use Apache!


70% of websites in the world are on Apache

MySQL Database server

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

MySQL is officially pronounced "My S-Q-L".

MySQL offers MySQL 5.1 in two different variants: the open source MySQL Community Server and the commercial Enterprise Server.

GNU General Public License, version 2

Now owned by Sun Microsystems, a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.


PHP Server side programming / scripting language

PHP is free software released under the PHP License, which insists that:The name "PHP" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission.

PHP License 3.0/3.01.

PHP original stood for Personal Home Page Tools

PHP rules the website scripting language at over 30 percent followed by ASP at 25 percent, Flash is about 14% and J2EE about 8%. ROR is 1.5 %


30% of websites with scripting use PHP

Download and Installing WampServer

Visit http://www.wampserver.com/

Click DOWNLOADS on menu

Click download link and save file locally

Once downloaded run the file

Tell directory to install to and default browser and smtp account.

Run WampServer

Open browser and enter localhost in the address bar

Success! Firewalls can be an issue with Apache and may prevent from working.


Apache - Configurations

http.conf

.htaccess

Modules

Restart services when done



MySQL - Configurations

my.ini

phpMyAdmin

Root and password

User and privileges

PHP - Configurations

php.ini

Modules

Restart services when done

Error handling

Deprecated functions


WampServer Testing

Test WampServer is working through your browser.

Icon in the tray Red / Yellow / White.

Log files.


WampServer Projects

Stop all services.

Edit http.conf around lines 178 and 205 to new project location.

Change www to project1 or name of new directory of project.

DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/project1/"

Save http.conf

Start all services.


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