JLBN – Windows Apache MySQL PHP – WAMP
WAMP stands for Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. There are a lot of useful WAMP package out there and WampServer is one of the most easy to use and pack with very useful trayicon to manage your server and its settings.
WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache, PHP and the MySQL database. It also comes with PHPMyAdmin and SQLiteManager to easily manage your databases. WampServer installer installs automatically, and its usage is very intuitive. You will be able to tune your server without even touching the setting files.
WampServer is the only packaged solution that will allow you to reproduce your production server. Once WampServer is installed, you have the possibility to add as many Apache, MySQL and PHP releases as you want.
i was using wamp5 but i dont know what happened & it statrtednot working properly, now i have installed wamp2 from here but plz help me how to adjust as when i go localhost it display nothing.
siddiqui, make sure no other program conflict Wamp such as IIS, Skype, Zonealarm, firewall/antivirus, NOD32, Eset, any web related program …
IIS and Apache/Wamp are both web server and might conflict in some way, so you have to disable IIS in order for Wamp to work
Disable IIS in Vista/W7:
Control Panel, Uninstall Programs, Turn Widows Features On or Off, uncheck Internet Information Services
Disable IIS in XP:
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Information Services (IIS)
Restart computer, then restart Wamp
Also, in folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc, open file hosts and delete anything in this file and have only this line below and nothing else
127.0.0.1 localhost
If using Skype, open Skype > Tools > Options > Advanced > Connection then uncheck “use port 80…” restart Wamp then Skype
Found you site just in the nick of time. fantastic artical thanks
So I have a weird issue.
I followed this guide to set up WAMP.
If I visit http://localhost/ using Internet Explorer, then it does exactly what it should and everything works.
If I visit http://localhost/ using Firefox, then a prompt appears asking me what program I should use to open it. I selected Firefox and it displays a large piece of text, mostly garbage but with some semi readable PHP in it.
Thank You in advance.
jwallace, make sure your php files do not contain hidden .txt and also use full tag or enable short_open_tag through Wamp tray icon
compLex tutorials made simple. Very informative and helpful
Thanks
Hi there,
I recently wrote a blog post with a full tutorial on how to set this up properly in a windows environment. Help it helps!
http://www.kintek.com.au/web-design-blog/configuring-multiple-domains-within-wamp-for-local-development/
– Steve
Thanks for the guides provided on this website. I find it very useful. I’ve just succesfully follow through…and achieve what i wanted. Thanks Guys!
Thanks this was very helpful
Hi Guys,
Great job!
Thanks
Thanks in advance… pending to test
We talk later to thank you again… I hope
josmas, if you’ve already successful installed Wamp, suggest to follow these guides in order
To setup Backup, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=6
To setup Password, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=17
To setup Website w/ Wamp, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=11
To setup Database Account, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=19
Hey, I absolutely really enjoy this blog layout and also the blog posts you have written is wonderful. Preserve the great website mate.
I’ll try this if i can configure my existing WAMP server. Just last night I have a difficulty reading my web page from the other computer. Do I need to set up a router? Will it run if I just connect 2 PCs using cat cable?
Khris, you can’t use P2P but do need router for port forward.
No matter within or outside LAN access, you need to setup Access, DNS, and VH; Access for permission to connect to your Wamp PC, DNS to tie Domain(s) to your Wamp PC, and VH to host multiple Domains/Websites/IP’s and even you have only 1 Domain/IP, you should use VH to set it up w/ the site you want to show up first on top and localhost on bottom and others in middle if having more than 1 site; w/ VH, other PC’s, no matter w/i or outside LAN, can access/see websites/contents on your wamp PC. If dont have real Domain, just skip DNS guide
To setup Access, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=21
To setup VH, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=23
To setup DNS, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=28
Hi,
I installed WAMPserver2.0i on my Windows XP SP2. It shows the http://localhost page but when i click on phpmyAdmin it shows the following ERROR:
Error
MySQL said:
#2003 – Can’t connect to MySQL server on ‘localhost’ (10061) .
Also I m not able to switch to other Mysql version in the WAMP leftclick menu.
My current MySql version is 5.1.36,
PHP version 5.2.6
Apache version 2.2.6.
Please Help.
Pramod, does it mean you have another MySQL? If so, it’s why phpMyAdmin can NOT run
Obviosly JL, I have Installed 3 MySql versions namely 5.0.45, 5.0.88 and the 5.1.36 version which i got along with the wampserver that i installed.. By Default it is selected as 5.1.36, but when i try to select another version, a Pop up box comes showing some error like
‘ Could not execute menu item (internal error)[Exception] Could not perform built-in Action: No Service has been Opened Yet!’
Please somebody Reply a Solution.. 🙁
Pramod, are those MySQL stand-alone or downloaded through add-on from wampserver.com? Anyway, make sure they are compatible since MySQL5.0.xx are kind of too old and not sure if they’re compatible with Apache2.2.xx and PHP5.3.xx
Hello
I installed WAMP and have had a site running with it for some time now. I am looking to add an additional site and read through this tutorial to try to do so. I followed everything 100% and tried everything exactly as the tutorial has it setup. When I restart WAMP Apache won’t start all the way and no sites are visible. When I put the # back in front of the one line and restart everything works again.
I am not running IIS, skype or and firewall or antivirus software.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
SkaFreaks, you need to setup Access, DNS, and VH; Access for permission to connect to your Wamp PC, DNS to tie domain(s) to your Wamp PC, and VH to host multiple Domains/Websites/IP’s and even you have only 1 Domain/IP, you should use VH to set it up w/ the site you want to show up first on top and localhost on bottom and others in middle if having more than 1 site; w/ VH, other PC’s, no matter w/i or outside LAN, can access/see websites/contents on your wamp PC. If dont have real Domain, just skip DNS guide
To setup Access, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=21
To setup VH, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=23
To setup DNS, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=28
Hey. Thanks for being here. I was following another tutorial at simplehelp.net for installing wordpress using wamp. It went poorly and now I’m not able to use wamp at all.
The config.inc.php file was supposed to have the blowfish text. It didn’t. So I wound up getting all messed up in setting my password. I got locked out a couple of times, and eventually went back to uninstall everything and I did a system restore on my computer. At this point I can’t even tell if I actually have access to things or not, but I still can’t use it and the php file still isn’t what they said it would be.
Here’s a link to where I was: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/25/how-to-install-and-setup-apache-mysql-and-php-in-windows/
and I was on step 9 when things went so wrong for me. I would really, really appreciate some help here.
Thanks
David, you should uninstall both Wamp and firewall/antivirus, remove Wamp folder, run regedit to search and delete 2 instances wampapache and wampmysql, restart your PC, reinstall Wamp by following this guide, then reinstall firewall/antivirus while Wamp is running
To setup Wamp, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=3
To setup WordPress, follow this
http://blog.jlbn.net/?p=34
In other words, cannot find the “most common errors” section.
THanks a bunch!
Frank, check the comment I’ve posted just right before yours
I have loaded the WAMP and went by your instructions as well as “Buds” but icon is partial yellow–then attempted to find the errors area but unable to locate.
I installed wampserver (www.wampserver.com), however, I’m not sure how to get started installing a WAMP server.
Any ‘Getting Started’ hints?
Make sure no other program conflict Wamp such as IIS, Skype, Zonealarm, firewall/antivirus, NOD32, Eset, any web related program …
IIS and Apache/Wamp are both web server and might conflict in some way, so you have to disable IIS in order for Wamp to work
Disable IIS in Vista/W7:
Control Panel, Uninstall Programs, Turn Widows Features On or Off, uncheck Internet Information Services
Disable IIS in XP:
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, uncheck Internet Information Services (IIS)
Restart computer, then restart Wamp
Also, in folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc, open file hosts and delete anything in this file and have only this line below and nothing else
127.0.0.1 localhost
If using Skype, open Skype > Tools > Options > Advanced > Connection then uncheck “use port 80…”; restart Wamp then Skype
Verry good site. I’ve just started looking at the wamp server. I downloaded 2.0i. In the setup wamp guide step 16 you are talking about the sqllite manager. But this isn’t there anymore.
http://www.wampserver.com/phorum/read.php?2,51794,51807#msg-51807 says it is outdated.
But this is still the best wamp site i’ve encountered.
regards,
Marcel
hi – many thx for the tutorial – triple checked everything but still nothing listed in phpinfo() – no errors etc – wampserver2 is still working normally on projects not requiring zend optimizer – cheers
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