Install web server on windows with Xampp

Posted In Internet, TIPS & TRICKS, Windows - By anuj On Saturday, July 30th, 2011 With 0 Comments
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Today we will going to learn how we can install and run web server on our own pc with Xampp within minutes. There are also some more software utilities like this like wamp. Both of them works fine for me but in my opinion working with wamp is a bit easier still i like Xampp. Anyways, starting with our tutorial .
We will be using windows 32 bits to install or making Server with Xampp.
XAMPP is a collection of software that includes Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl. It also includes Tomcat, FileZilla FTP server and Mercury Mail for sending emails. These packages are used for the following tasks:

  • Apache – Web Server, hosts content at http://localhost/
  • MySQL – Database Server, many software packages use this to store data
  • PHP – Programming language, many modern programs use this as a language
  • Perl – Programming language, many programs use this language and has been around longer than PHP
  • Tomcat – Server used to execute Java programs
  • FileZilla – FTP server used to transfer files to/from your local machine (only necessary if you need access remotely)
  • Mercury Mail – Mail system used for sending emails

    • I just use this for php programming.
    These programs work together to give you a very robust environment for hosting web programs on your local machine.

    So,

    Getting Started

    1. Download xampp from here
    2. Now run the set-up .exe
    3. Select the services you want to install .
    install server on xampp
    I’ll you must select Apache server and Mysql .
    Now, Click on Install at bottom of this window.
    You will receive Xampp

    There is a bug in 64-bit version of Windows (windows vista, 7 , server) . Error will look like “XAMPP Component Status Check Failure [3]“, No worries !! it’s safe to ignore this error as everything else seems to work fine.

    Even you may get few errors from Microsoft Security Essentials or any antivirus asking to send the FileZilla binary to them for analysis (this software can sometimes be used in backdoors – however this use is legitimate) and also the Firewall will pop up a few boxes asking if you want to allow the port to be used.
    Leave the checkbox unchecked so that your server will not be available over public wifi and other open networks but to still allow your server to be available from your local PC and other computers in your own private network.
    4.
    Okie, so we are over with installation but how to work with this ?
    Open Localhost

    5.

    Installing Programs On Your Server
    Now, you should know where you should add your files to run on server or where the server stores data i.e. it is in a subdirectory of your installation directory named htdocs. By default, the web directory is:

    C:\xampp\htdocs\


    This includes the administration program. The default page your web server loads when you visit http://localhost/ is index.php. You can open that file to replace it with your own text or remove it altogether, it is really up to you.

    Hope this is informative for you .
    Feel free to ask any doubts…. post them on comments .

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