Part 2 - Installing Apache

1.0 Before you begin

Please download this software

Apache 2.2.8 [win32 binary] http://apache.leakage.org/httpd/binaries/win32/
(apache_2.2.8-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi)
MySQL 5.0.51b [Windows (x86)] http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#win32
(mysql-5.0.51b-win32.zip)
PHP 5.2.6 [windows binaries] http://my.php.net/downloads.php
(php-5.2.6-Win32.zip)
phpMyAdmin 2.11.2 http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php
(phpMyAdmin-2.6.2-pl1.zip)

I’m using Windows XP with sp2.

2.0 Installing Apache 2.2

1. Double-click the Apache installer file (apache_2.2.8-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi) to launch the Apache automated installer.
2. Click --> Next
3. Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement" and click Next.
4. Click --> Next
5. Example if your url is www.somenet.com (this is not important because we only want a personal webserver).
   Network Domain : somenet.com
   Server Name : www.somenet.com
   Administrator’s Email Adress : webmaster@somenet.com (your admin email address)
   Select for All User, on Port, as a Service – Recommended
   Click --> Next.
6. Select Custom setup. Click --> Next.
7. I want to install all my server program in different location. So, select Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8 and click Change.
8. Type [Drive]:\server\Apache to change installation folder. This is depending on what folder you want to install. In this case, I want to put all installation of Apache2, MySQl, and PHP in the same e:\server\ folder.
   Click --> OK --> NEXT.
9. We are ready to install. Click Install.
10. Installing... After some time, some DOS windows will appear and disappear.
11. If everything going well, we can see this window. Click --> Finish
12. To check your installation, open your favorite browser. Type http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1. If you see It Works! text, it means you installation is correct.

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Note : This guide is only a strip down version (no picture). For a complete guide please download this file. Only for personal webserver.

How to install Apache, MySQL PHP (Windows XP)