Getting started
Installing MySQL
Install MySQL Servers and Clients 4.0.1 in default settings. It will install in C:\mysql\ directory.
Installing PHP
There is not an installer present for PHP.
Just do the following:
Extract the zip file to C:\
Find the php.ini-dist file and rename it php.ini.
Move the
php.ini file to C:\WINDOWS\
Move the php4ts.dll file to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\
Installing Apache HTTP Server
Install Apache HTTP Server with settings similar to below:
You can obtain a similar domain name for free (as in the above screenshot). This is will be discussed later.
Installing NO-IP DUC
This section is optional. If you have a static IP address you can use your IP address has
your domain.
However if you have a dynamic IP address, then it might be a good idea to get a free host
name from
www.no-ip.com. The reason for choosing NO-IP is, they have a software that
can be installed as a service in the local computer which will automatically detect
whenever the IP address changes and update your host names.
Register with
www.no-ip.com and obtain a password.
Your username will be your email address.
Use this login details after the installation of NO-IP DUC.
In Windows 2000 or XP you can run NO-IP DUC as a system service.
Configuration
Creating the MySQL account
Start > Run > C:\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.exe
When you start WinMySQLadmin for the first time, you will be prompted for a username and password. The application will create the initial MySQL user account on a Windows system.
If you are asked for a username and password by any chance, then you will have to do this manually.
Go to command prompt
To change the password for the root user, do the following
C:\mysql\bin>mysqladmin –u root password MyPassword
MySQL may have also created another account with a blank password with the username of your Windows Account. To change its password:
C:\mysql\bin>mysqladmin –u McoreD password MyPassword
Creating a new SQL database
Go to command prompt
To create a new database called rwsbetas-dev, do the following: C:\mysql\bin>mysqladmin create rwsbetas-dev
Just in case, to delete the database:
C:\mysql\bin>mysqladmin drop rwsbetas-dev
Once you are done, exit Command Prompt.
Integrating PHP with Apache on Windows
To ensure that PHP and Apache get along with one another, you need to add a few items to the httpd.conf
configuration file.
This file can be accessed from Start > Apache HTTP Server 2.0.xx > Configure Apache Server > Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration File.
First, find a section that looks like this:
# Example:
# LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
#
LoadModule access_module modules/mod_access.so
LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
LoadModule auth_module modules/mod_auth.so
#LoadModule auth_anon_module modules/mod_auth_anon.so
#LoadModule auth_dbm_module modules/mod_auth_dbm.so
#LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
#LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
#LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
#LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
#LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
#LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so
#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
At the end of this line, add the following:
LoadModule php4_module c:/php-version/sapi/php4apache2.dll
For example yours will look like below:
#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
LoadModule php4_module c:/php-4.3.2-Win32/sapi/php4apache2.dll
LoadModule imap_module modules/mod_imap.so
LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so
#LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
Next, look for this section:
#
# AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
# file mime.types for specific file types.
#
Add the following lines:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .html
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
For example yours will look like below:
#
# AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
# file mime.types for specific file types.
#
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
AddType application/x-tar .tgz
AddType image/x-icon .ico
#
This ensures that the PHP engine will parse files that end with the .php, .phtml, and .html extensions. Your selection of filenames may differ, and you may wish to add .php3 as an extension, for backwards compatibility with any very old scripts you may have.
Moving the root folder location in Apache HTTP Server
If you have successfully done all the steps so far, when you go to your host
name, you should see this page loading. (You should be online to do this) Otherwise go to
http://localhost/ to load the page offline.
DocumentRoot
Open the httpd.txt and find a section that looks like this:
#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"
Change the DocumentRoot to your desired location. For example:
DocumentRoot "C:/RWSBetas"
Do not choose a folder in your My Documents.
Directory
# Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
# particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as
# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
# below.
#
#
# This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
#
<Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs">
Change the Directory to the same location as you set for DocumentRoot.
For example:
DocumentRoot "C:/RWSBetas"
Directory index
Open the httpd.txt and find a section that looks like this:
#
# DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
# is requested.
#
# The index.html.var file (a type-map) is used to deliver content-
# negotiated documents. The MultiViews Option can be used for the # same purpose, but it is much slower.
#
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var
The DirectoryIndex Directive tells the Server what file(s) it should look for by default before it displays a Directory Index. Your Web Site is most likely configured so that the Server looks for index.html and index.htm files as the default files. If one of these files exists, their contents are displayed. If neither exists, the Server will create a Directory Listing and display that instead.
Example: A request for
http://www.mydomain.com/ will display the contents of
http://www.mydomain.com/index.html if the file index.html file exists. If the file does not exist, the Server will create a directory listing which will display all of the files and directories in the Document Root.
If you want Default.htm to be auto detected, change the line as follows:
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var Default.htm
Same procedure applies for extra files.
If you want Default.htm to be auto detected, change the line as follows:
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var Default.htm
Same procedure applies for extra files.
Once you modify theses settings, you should stop the Apache service and start again, to see the modifications. You can access this from the Apache tray icon.
Go to your host name or
http://localhost/ to ensure you have modified the settings successfully.
Ensuring PHP configuration is successful
Open notepad Copy and paste the following
Save it as phpinfo.php
Move it your Document Root i.e. C:\RWSBetas\ Open Internet Explorer and type
http://localhost/phpinfo.php
If you see a webpage similar to below, then you are successful.
