How To Use Wamp Server In Windows 7

1 Downloading Wamp server v2.2
2 Installing Wamp server v2.two
3 Fine-tuning Wamp server v2.ii
- three.1 Changing the php.ini file
- 3.2 Creating a MySQL database

Downloading Wamp server v2.ii

For installing Wamp server v2.ii on a Windows 7 32-$.25 desktop computer or laptop, download this nothing file: wampserver2-ii.nil and extract it to any directory on your desktop estimator or laptop. This volition create an executable file named: "wampserver2.2e-php5.four.3-httpd2.ii.22-mysql5.5.24-32b.exe".

Note: you tin bank check whether your desktop computer or laptop is running Windows 7 32-$.25 (or 64-bits) by correct clicking on the "computer"-icon on your desktop and choosing "properties"

Installing Wamp server v2.2

Wamp server v2.2 is created in Microsoft'southward Visual C++ for Visual Studio 2012, so it needs this component to exist installed get-go. It might already be installed on your computer, simply but in case, download the zip file named "vcredist_x86.zip" over hither, excerpt it to any directory on your harddrive, which will result in an executable named "vcredist_x86.exe". Run this executable by double clicking on it and follow the instructions on your screen (you can read more on this Microsoft component over here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-the states/download/details.aspx?id=30679).

After you fabricated sure the Visual C++ runtime component is installed on your computer, you can showtime installing the Wamp server software by double clicking on the executable file "wampserver2.2e-php5.4.3-httpd2.ii.22-mysql5.5.24-32b.exe" you have downloaded earlier, after which this screen (effigy i) volition be shown:

wamp server installation, effigy 1

Click on "Next" to commencement the installation en in the next screen (figure 2), select "I accept the understanding" and click on "Side by side" to go on

wamp server installation, figure 2

In the next screen (figure 3), accept the default location for installing the software (c:\wamp) and click on "Next" to continue

wamp server installation, figure 3

In the adjacent screen (effigy iv), take the creation of a Quick Launch icon and a Desktop icon and click on "Side by side" to continue

wamp server installation, figure 4

In the next screen (figure five), click on "Install" to starting time the actual installation of the software

wamp server installation, figure 5

The software will now be installed on your harddrive ...

wamp server installation, effigy 6

During the installation you might receive a message like the 1 of effigy 7, reply this question with "Yes"

wamp server installation, figure 7

During the installation you might also receive a message like the i of figure 8, answer this past clicking on "Allow access"

wamp server installation, effigy eight

At the cease of the installation you are asked to provide the name of an SMTP server and an email address (see figure 9), you can take the default value "localhost" every bit the name of your SMTP server, but yous have to provide a valid e-mail address to go with that, then click on "Next" to continue

wamp server installation, figure 9

Finally the installation of the software can be concluded by clicking on "Finish" (effigy 10)

wamp server installation, figure 10

If you have left the checkmarking of "Launch WampServer 2 now" on in the previous screen (figure 10), yous will now have an extra icon (the "West" of Wamp server) at the correct of your taskbar, which volition plow from red, via oranje into green, indicating the installation went well and your personal webserver has been activated (figure eleven)

wamp server installation, figure 11

Clicking on this light-green "W"-icon gives y'all access to the interface of Wamp server (figure 12)

wamp server installation, figure 12

Y'all can check whether your personal webserver is really agile past clicking on "Localhost" in the Wamp server interface (figure 13)

wamp server installation, figure 13

If the screen of figure 14 is shown in your webbrowser, the installation of your personal webserver was successfull

wamp server installation, figure 14

Note: there is no website or software tool running within your personal webserver, Wamp server v2.2, yet, because the department "Your Projects" is however empty

Fine-tuning Wamp server v2.ii

Before installing ICA-Atom on Wamp server, we accept to fine-tune Wamp server a fleck: we have to make some changes in the configuration file (php.ini) of the PHP software that runs within Wamp server and we have to create a MySQL database to be used past ICA-AtoM subsequently.

Changing the php.ini file

Changing the php.ini file can be done via the Wamp server interface:

Click on the greenish "W"-icon on the right of your taskbar and choose in the principal menu: "PHP" and in the submenu that after opens: "php.ini" (effigy 15)

wamp server installation, figure fifteen

The php.ini file will open as a text document in Windows Notepad (figure sixteen) and in this text file you have to change the post-obit lines:
- "max_execution_time = 30", the value xxx has to be changed into 180 (to give ICA-AtoM some more time to process large files)
- "upload_max_filesize = 2M", the value 2M has to be changed into 20M (to be able to re-upload big files in ICA-AtoM for making changes)
- "post_max_size = 8M", the value 8M has to exist changed into 20M (idem)

wamp server installation, effigy 16

You can apply the search functionality of Windows Notepad to look for these lines in the php.ini file (effigy 17)

wamp server installation, figure 17

Once y'all have constitute the line, merely alter the value as indicated above (figure 18)

wamp server installation, figure 18

Once you take changed all iii lines as indicated above, save the php.ini file (figure 19)

wamp server installation, figure 19

Once the inverse php.ini file is saved, close it and restart your personal webserver past choosing "Restart All Services" in the Wamp server interface (figure twenty); you will see the "W"-icon on the right of your taskbar gradually changing from red, via orange into green over again and so the changes you have made in the php.ini file are active.

wamp server installation, figure twenty

Creating a MySQL database

Creating a MySQL database to be used for ICA-Cantlet later on tin also be washed via the Wamp server interface:

Click on the greenish "Westward"-icon on the right of your taskbar and cull in the main carte: "PHPMyAdmin" (figure 21)

wamp server installation, figure 21

The PHPMyAdmin main screen (figure 22) volition be opened

wamp server installation, figure 22

In this screen become to the tab "Databases", enter a name for the database you desire to create, for instance "icaatom", choose "utf8_unicode_ci" from the dropdownlist side by side to the database name and click on the "create"-button, after which a new empty database will be created (figure 23)