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Before reading the article, please

  • Do you want to enjoy the power of PHP on Windows?
  • Do you often get confused installing the server software, database software, etc separately on Windows?
  • Do you think starting with PHP is a deal with lots of tensions ?
  • Are you a newbie in field of dynamic / server side scripts and wish to learn the core of PHP?
Windows Apache MySQL PHP Server

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The only solution to this problem of yours is WAMP Server.

Apache, MySQL, PHP pour Windows

The full form of WAMP is Windows Apache MySQL PHP Server.

As the name signifies, this server supports PHP 5, MySQL 5, Apache 2. Isn’t it amazing??? The installation setup hardly takes  16MB.   Once you download this software, you can easily work on an easy to use apache environment with support of server side scripts such as PHP & database management can be performed through MySQL.. This is the most easy-to-use software for newbies, who don’t want to go through the clutter of installing each of the feature individually.

Click on Download Now to download the WAMP Software.

This unique software takes less than 2 minutes to be up. But there are some minor issues using WAMP:-

  1. .htaccess cannot be used in WAMP unless mod_rewrite is set to  installed/loaded.
  2. you cannot use commands such as chmod, etc to change permissions of a particular location, file, document, etc.
  3. limitation of usage of certain tags.
  4. lack of support for some MVC frameworks & certain rare Content Management System.

WampServer is a platform for web based solution development on Windows (using PHP, WAMP & MySQL). It allows you to create & deploy dynamic Web applications using the Apache web server, the scripting language PHP and a MySQL database. It also has PHPMyAdmin which make your use more convenient and hassle-free.

Double click the downloaded file and follow the instructions. Everything is handled by the installer WampServer. Default WampServer comes with the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP.

Changing Version of PHP, Apache, MySQL

They will appear in the menu and a simple click WampServer allows you to switch from one version to another.
Each version of Apache, MySQL, and PHP has its own configuration and its own files (&eagrave; are given for MySQL).

WampServer provides the ability to install almost all versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL available, enough to accurately reproduce the configuration of your production server.
To install a complementary version, download here on this site and install it.

Then click the WampServer menu and select the version you want to use.

As you will see, WampServer installs easily and provides very intuitive to configure quickly (without touching the config files).

In case you have any problem using WAMP Server, you can ask the question at their forum or use the feedback form of our web site. Any query of yours shall be solved within a time limit of 24-47 Hours.

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