Installing Apache: Today we will be installing Apache version 2.2.4. Follow the steps carefully. 1. Double click "apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.

msi", and if prompted, click "run". 2. An installation wizard will appear:

Click "Next". 3. The next page contains the terms of agreement. Select "I accept", and click "Next". 4. Read about the Apache Server, and click "Next" 5. The next screen will ask you for specific server information. Enter the values seen below: 6. Set your Destination. We have two choice to set destination a) Inside program file - When you install n save your installation inside program, when you want to renew or change any File, we will have problem. This is because, our computer can detect any process and before we Do some editing n save our work, error will come out and want you to ask administrator for Permission to do that. b) Outside program file - For example : c:\apache software foundation\apache2.2. This will be safe n good because outside program file its free to install anything.

Click "Next". 7. On the next screen, select "Typical Installation" and click "Next". 8. Click "Next". 9. Make sure the folder name is apache2. 10. Click "Install". 11. Open up Internet Explorer and type in "http://localhost". If you see a page that says "It works!" then the Apache server has been installed successfully.

Apache configuration i. Add the following line in the LoadModule field. LoadModule php5_module c:/php5/php5apache2_2.dll Look for this syntax <IfModule dir_module> DirectoryIndex index.html <IfModule> And edit it as below <IfModule dir_module> DirectoryIndex index.php index.html <IfModule> iii. Look for this module <IfModule mime_module> And, add the following before the </IfModule> clause

ii.

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php iv. At the end of httpd.conf file add the following. PHPIniDir "c:/windows"

Installing PHP: Next we will be installing PHP version 5. Follow the steps carefully. 1. Create a new folder called "php5" in your C Drive. Copy the "php-5.2.0-Win32.zip" file to there ("C:\php5") and extract it using WinZIP or a similiar program. 2. Your C:/php5/ directory should now look like:

3. Next copy the "php.ini-dist" file from "C:/php5/" to "C:/WINDOWS" and rename it to "php.ini". This is your PHP configuration file. We'll come back to this later. 4. **** In your "htdocs" directory, create a file called "info.php". Open it in notepad and add this line of code to it: <?php phpinfo(); ?> 5. Restart your Apache Server for the changes to take effect: Start > All Programs > Apache HTTP Server 4.2.4 > Control Apache Server > Restart 6. Open up Internet Explorer and type in: http://localhost/info.php. If your browser takes you to a page that looks like this, then PHP has been installed successfully!

Modifying your PHP Configuration File: Your PHP configuration (php.ini) file is located in "C:/WINDOWS/php.ini". You can modify it with notepad or a similiar text editor. Find the doc_root = Change it to doc_root = "c:\apache2\htdocs" Open it up and find the line that says: extension_dir = "./" and change it to extension_dir = "C:\php5\ext" Find the line that says: ;session.save_path = "/tmp" and change it to session.save_path = "C:\WINDOWS\temp"

Installing MYSQL: Next we will be installing MySQL version 5. Follow the steps carefully. 1. Go to www.mysql.com and download the "Windows (x86) ZIP/Setup.EXE (version 5.0.27)" to your desktop. (To do this you'll need to register an account with MySQL.) 2. Once "mysql-5.0.27-win32.zip" has finished downloading, you can extract it using WinZIP or a similiar program. 3. Once extracted, double click on the "Setup.exe" file. An installation wizard will appear.

Click "Next". 4. Select "Typical" Installation and click "Next". 5. Click "Install" 6. The next screen will ask you to "Sign Up". Select "Skip Sign-Up" for now. 7. The next screen will tell you that the installation wizard is complete. Make sure that the "Configure the MySQL Server now" field is checked before clicking "Finish".

8. The MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard should appear. Click "Next". 9. Select "Detailed Configuration" and click "Next". 10. Select "Developer Machine" and click "Next". 11. Select "Multifunctional Database" and click "Next". 12. Click "Next". 13. Select "Decision Support (DSS)/OLAP" and click "Next". 14. Select "Multifunctional Database" and click "Next". 15. Make sure "Enable TCP/IP Networking" is checked, the Port Number is set to "3306", and "Enable Strict Mode" is checked. Click "Next". 16. Select "Standard Character Set" and click "Next". 17. Check "Install As Windows Service", set the Service Name to "MySQL", and check "Launch the MySQL Server automatically". Make sure that the "Include Bin Directory in Windows Path" is NOT checked. Click "Next". 18. On the next screen, check the box that says "Modify Security Settings". Enter a password for the default "root" account, and confirm the password in the box below. Do NOT check the boxes "Enable root access from remote machines" or "Create An Anonymous Account". Click "Next". 19. Click "Execute". (This may take a few minutes. Be patient). 20. Click "Finish".