Let's start by installing apache (http server) . you can download the apache installer on www.apache.org . download the verion you like , even thought , in win systems i recomand verion 2 (this tutorials is for apache 2) . here is a link for it :
for a faster mirror , visit http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi .
After downloading the file (.msi installer) , run it . The installation wizard is a next , next , finish 'work' ... The installer will ask you some details like your server name , your server adress and the admin's mail adress . if you have a domain name or a hostname , enter the info's like this :
Code: Server Name : your_domain.org
Server Adress : www.your-domain.org
Admin Email : admin@yourdomain.org
if you don't have one , you should get on e free at :
Code: http://www.no-ip.org/
Check the 'Run as a service for all users on port 8080' option and click next , finish to fiinish the instllation . Advice : Install it in c: (he creates a folder for it , don't worry) to make sure you configure it easyer . If you are finished , open up a browser and write in the adress bar :
Code: http://localhost/
If you will see a 'Test Page for Apache Installation' , everything works .
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Let's install PHP . download the archives from www.php.net . Here is a direct link for verion 4.3.9 :
Make sure you download the archive and not the installer . Ok! after downloading it , extract the archive in c:/php (this is to simplify paths) . Now , open up c:/apache/conf/httpd.conf and search for this line :
# # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files. # It can be "All", "None", or any c****ination of the keywords: # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit # AllowOverride None
into :
Code: Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
# # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files. # It can be "All", "None", or any c****ination of the keywords: # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit # AllowOverride All
This will allow .htaccess support on your server and make sure you can see the content of a folder without getting a 403 forbidden error .
Now search for :
Code: DirectoryIndex index.html index.var.html
and change it into :
Code: DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
Save the file and restart apache . (you can restart it by pressing the Restart apache server shortcut in the start menu or by writing :
Code: net apache restart
in a command prompt window . Ok!
you have php working for your server icon_wink.gif . Now let's configure php and make sure it really works ! Open up c:/php/php.ini (php.ini-dist renamed) and search for this paragraph :
Code: max_execution_time = 60 ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds max_input_time = 60 ; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data memory_limit = 5M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8MB)
you should change this to whatever you want . here is an option i use :
Code: max_execution_time = 300 ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds max_input_time = 300 ; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data memory_limit = 5M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8MB)
Now search for :
Code: register_globals = Off
and change it into :
Code: register_globals = On
Search for :
Code: extension_dir = ".\"
and change it into :
Code: extension_dir = "c:/php/extensions"
assuming you have installed php in c: ...
Search for :
Code: ;Windows Extensions ;Note that MySQL and ODBC support is now built in, so no dll is needed for it.
and uncomment (delete the ; in the front) the following modules :
; For Win32 only. sendmail_from = mail@your_domain.org
if you have a mail server ...
Save the files . Now let's finalize the php installation . copy all the dll's from c:/php/dlls into c:/windows/system32 . copy c:/php/php4ts.dll into c:/windows/system32/ and copy php.ini from your folder php into windows and system32 folder . restart apache . open up notepad and add this into the file :
Code: <?php phpinfo(); ?>
save this file in your htdocs folder (c:/apache/htdocs) as info.php and open up a browser . in the adress bar write :
Code: http://localhost/info.php
you should see php's configuration in a table . a looong file icon_smile.gif you can optionaly install zend optimizer . i am using it ... it doesn't needs a tutorial . to install the PEAR modules for php , just run the go-pear batch from the php folder and 2click the reg file to finish the instllation .
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let's install mysql . download mysql from http://www.mysql.com/ . this tutorial applyes to verion 4.0.* ... i don't recomand using mysql 4.1 . here is a direct link :
after downloading , extract the arhive somewhere and run the setup.exe . install mysql in c:/mysql and complete the installation . open up command prompt and write this :
Code: cd mysql cd bin mysqld-max-nt --install
this will install mysql as a service . recomended . now you would probably consider downloading mysql control center . a gui tool to administrate the server in a graphical mode . here is a link :
install it like any other program and run the shortcut in the desktop . a window will pop-up . it will ask you to add a new connection . here are the info's you need to fill in :
Code: name : localhost or main or whatever :) host : localhost user : root pass :
click add , expand the databases menu and delete databse text . now expand the users menu and delete all users except root@localhost . right click it and select edit user . change it's password to whatever you want icon_smile.gif now right click the server and select edit . change the password to the pass you chosed for user root . as easy as that . mysql is installed !
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phpMyADmin . you can download it from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ . i recommend using verion 2.5.1 pl1 . the last verion is still bugy icon_smile.gif download , unzip the contecnt into a folder in htdocs (phpMyAdmin) and open up config.inc.php with a text editor .
save and exit . that's it ! phpMyAdmin works icon_wink.gif
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Perl . Optioanl for your server , very usefull . i recomend you to install it . you can download it from http://www.activestate.com/ . here is a direct link :