Configuring Apache - PHP - MySQL on Windows (WAMP Configuration)

[Download and Install]

1 Download Apache, PHP, MySQL 2 Install Apache to its default location and make sure IIS is stopped during installation. 3 Extract PHP to C:\PHP folder 4 Install MySQL 5 Create a folder C:\MyWebsite (This is the folder where you want your website to be)

[Setup php.ini]

1 Goto C:\PHP folder and rename php.ini-dist to php.ini and open this file. 2 Search for "doc_root =" or goto line# 454 and change this to doc_root = "C:\MyWebsite\" 3 Goto Line# 461 and change this to extension_dir = "C:\PHP\ext" 4 Goto Line# 598 and change it to extension=php_mysql.dll

[Setup httpd.conf]

1 Open C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf file 2 Goto Line# 120, change this to Listen 8080 3 Goto Line# 228 and change it to DocumentRoot "C:/MyWebsite" 4 Goto Line# 238 and change it to <Directory "C:/MyWebsite"> 5 Goto Line# 321 and change it to DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.php index.htm 6 Goto Line# 515 and remove the default ScriptAlias paste the following. ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/" AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php5 Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe" SetEnv PHPRC "C:/php"

[Testing Your Configuration]

1 Goto C:\MyWebsite and create a file index.php 2 Open the file and paste this code and save it. <?PHP phpinfo(); ?> 3 Open your browser and type http://localhost:8080/ 4 You should see the complete details of your PHP setup otherwise recheck your configuration. Share it with others on: del.icio.us digg Reddit