How To Install WampServer On Windows 10 – For Beginners

The purpose of the WampServer is to create an environment in you computer, so that you can execute a PHP project, which we call localhost.

It is used for the two purposes. One, it is used by web developers to develop and test websites before they upload website on live domain. Second, to run a web-based application that needs to be run locally on you computer, like web-based attendance system.

In this tutorial you will learn step-by-step to how to install WampServer on Windows 10 and how to run a website from localhost.

Prerequisites

Make sure you are “up to date” in the redistributable packages (Visual C++ Packages) VC9, VC10, VC11, VC13 ,  VC14 and VC15.

Do not install Wampserver OVER an existing version, follow the advice. Install a new version of Wampserver. If you install Wampserver over an existing version, not only it will not work, but you risk losing your existing databases.

Install Wampserver in a folder at the root of a disk, for example C:wamp or D:wamp. Take an installation path that does not include spaces or diacritics; Therefore, no installation in c: Program Files or C: Program Files (x86

We must BEFORE installing, disable or close some applications:
– Close Skype or force not to use port 80
– Disable IIS

Download Visual C++ Packages

— VC9 Packages (Visual C++ 2008 SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092

— VC10 Packages (Visual C++ 2010 SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13523

— VC11 Packages (Visual C++ 2012 Update 4)
The two files VSU4vcredist_x86.exe and VSU4vcredist_x64.exe to be download are on the same page: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

— VC13 Packages Update 5(Visual C++ 2013)
The two files VSU4vcredist_x86.exe and VSU4vcredist_x64.exe to be download are on the same page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4032938/

— VC14 Packages (Visual C++ 2015 Update 3) Supersedes by VC15
– VC15 Redistribuable (Visual C++ 2017)
https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/VC_redist.x86.exe
https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

VC2017 (VC15) is backward compatible to VC20

Step by Step Installation of WampServer

Step 1:

• Go to http://www.wampserver.com/en/ to download the latest version of  WampServer.
• Choose 64 bit or 32 bit according to your system type.
• Right click on My Computer icon on desktop to check your system type, whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit.

Step 2:

• Read these instructions.
• There are two options to download.

Step 3:

• Save the file on your computer.
• Click Setup file to start the installation.

Step 4:

• Choose English.
• Click OK.

Step 5:

• Click, “I accept the agreement” and click, Next.

Step 6:

• Click Next, if you are done with prerequisites, as mentioned above.

Step 7:

• Select the location for WampServer. Please do not install on C: drive. You will lose all your data in case of failure of Windows. So, choose some other drive. Location shouldn’t be inside the folder. It should be a main folder.

Step 8:

• Click Next.

Step 9:

• Click Install.

Step 10

• Wait for the installation to be finished.

Step 11

• If you want to change the browser, click, Yes, If not then Click, No.

• If Yes, then choose the browser.

Step 12:

• Click, Yes, if you want to set the Notepad as default text editor. You can configure a third-party software like Dreamweaver.

Step 13:

• Now fill the two parameters.
• You can use email of your choice. Write “localhost” in SMTP.

Step 14:

• Click “Launch” and “Finish”.

Step 15:

• Look for the Icon of WampServer at bottom right of your Desktop. If it is Green, then it means it is working properly.

• Go to your installation folder.
• Open WWW folder, and place your folder inside WWW or create a new folder inside WWW.
• Access you project like http://localhost/yourproject .
• Make sure that you have an index.html or index.php as the main page on your project.

• For example, here Hotel is my project. It is placed inside WWW and there is an index.php, which will be executed first.

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