There are times when we are so anxious to jump into creating something new that we forget to cover the basics. For web developers it is important, actually vital, to have the ability to test your projects locally before they go live. Those who prefer Windows can still replicate how their code will work by using WAMP to replicate a live web environment right on their own computer with the only difference being substituting the Linux operating system in the stack for Windows.
Once you have downloaded and uncompressed your WAMP executable you will need to go ahead and launch it to start the installation process.
When you click next you will be asked to accept the license agreement. Since it is a GPL license you are free to do just about anything with it so you can go ahead and accept. The next step requires you to select the folder where you would like to install your WAMP server. After you choose your directory you will have the option to setup icons. Once you decide on this click Next and then confirm the installation settings again by clicking Install.
Once the installation runs its course you will be asked to choose your default browser. Internet Explorer is the default choice but you can navigate your way to any other browser of your choosing. The next decision you will have to make is to set the PHP mail parameters. Many 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 your SMTP server you may do so here but unless you plan on testing email capabilities the default entries can be left and all you need to do is click Next.
Once opened, it will appear in the lower right hand corner of your screen. If it is red, WAMP services are stopped, green means everything is running while orange means some services are running. Now we want to test to see if everything was installed correctly. If you see the following screen pop up in your browser then everything is working! The last step is to set a password for phpMyAdmin. You can decide what practice to follow. Where the example reads xxxxx insert your password.
Under AllowNoPassword , change the value to false. Now that everything is installed and working you can upload test websites to your root or even install third-party web applications like WordPress, Moodle, Drupal, etc. You now have a sandbox in which to work on your development projects! All rights reserved. Covered by US Patent.
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