Installation and configuration of a wamp server by http://fitcom.co

1. Installing and Configuring a WAMP
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2. Download a copy of WAMP
First you will need to download WAMP from
http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php .
You will have the option to choose either the 32-
bit or 64-bit version your choice depends upon
your computer’s configuration.
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3. Install the software
Install the software
When you click next you will be asked to accept the license agreement.
Basically it's a GPL license you are free to do just about anything with it so you can go ahead
and accept it.
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4. Destination Location
The next step is to select where you would like to install WAMP .
The default will be c:wamp however you can change to which ever directory or partition
you choose that please you.
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5. Additional Tasks
After you choose your directory you will have the option to
setup icons. If you noticed only one option is selected but you
can select the best option for you.
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6. Ready to Install
Once you decide on this click Next and then confirm the installation settings again by clicking
Install.
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7. Default Browser
Once the installation finish installing its files WAMP will detect which is your default browser
at the moment but you can select no and navigate your way to any other browser of your
choosing.
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8. Firewall
NB – if your Windows firewall pops up at this point make sure to grant Apache access.
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9. PHP Mail Parameters
The next decision you will have to make is to set the PHP mail parameters. Most people
leave this set to the defaults when setting up a testing server on their local computer. If
you wish to configure it to connect to a SMTP server you may do so now all you need
to do is click Next.
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10. WAMP is now installed on your computer.
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11. Testing
Now that everything has been installed let’s test everything out.
Using one of the icons you created, or Start –> start WampServer, you can launch the
management console. Once opened, it will appear in the lower right hand corner of your
screen.
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12. Running
If WAMP is not started go ahead and click Start All Services. If you are not sure
whether or not WAMP is running, look for the small green W icon in your toolbar.
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13. Stopped or some services running
If it is red, WAMP services are stopped, green means everything is running while orange
means some services are running.
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14. Forbidden
Now its time to check if everything was installed correctly. In the WAMP management
console, click on Localhost. If you see the following screen pop up in your browser then
everything is working but you only need to edit a few files to access WAMP via the
http://localhost link.
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15. Fixing LocalHost
Open the WAMP management console highlight Apache then click on httpd.conf
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16. Localhost Works
From the text editor find the line "Allow from 127.0.0.1" and add "Allow from ::1" below it now
save the file and close it.
Then next step is to restart all services go to the WAMP management console and click restart
all services after WAMP has restarted all the services reopen your web browser if you closed it to
http://localhost or just reload the page .If you see the following screen you did everything right so
far now for the finishing touches .
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17. Configure Aliases
Since you are on Windows 7 or 8 then Apache might be seeing the connections coming from
"::1" which is the IPv6 equivalent of 127.0.0.1. so you'll have to change a few settings for
you to access phpmyadmin, sqlbuddy & webgrind.
Since you are on Windows 7 or 8 then Apache might be seeing the connections coming from
"::1" which is the IPv6 equivalent of 127.0.0.1. so you'll have to change a few settings for
you to access phpmyadmin, sqlbuddy & webgrind.
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18. PhpmyAdmin
Open the WAMP management console highlight Apache followed by Alias directories
select the http://localhost/phpmyadmin option then edit alias.From the text editor find the
line "Allow from 127.0.0.1" and add "Allow from ::1" below it now save the file and close
it. Do the same steps for fixing sqlbuddy and webgrind. Once you're done open WAMP
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19. Configuring phpMyAdmin
The last step is to set a password for phpMyAdmin. Many people skip this step
because the server is not going to be live so they don’t see the need to protect the
database if it is only sample data. You can decide what practice to follow.
In order to change the password you will need to navigate to your phpMyAdmin file,
located at C:/wamp/apps/phpmyadmin3.x.x and open the config.inc.php file for editing.
Once opened, navigate to the lines that read,
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'xxxxx';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;
Where the example reads xxxxx insert your password. Under AllowNoPassword,
change the value to false.
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20. What do I do next?
Now that everything is completed you can upload test websites to your root or even
install third-party web applications like WordPress, Moodle, Drupal, etc. to this location.
You now have a sandbox in which to work on your development projects! Have fun with
it.
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