Creating a VAMP (Vista, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Setup (
Page 1 of 5 ) With the abundance of communication between the browser and a server in these days of AJAX and JSON data interchange, there has never been a better time to get your own development web server set up so that you can test all those dynamic scripts you’re writing. This article will show you how to do it using some of the most popular software.Apache is still undeniably the most popular, and many would say the best, web server available; it's secure, easy to configure, highly scalable, and above all else, it's completely open source and therefore totally free. The current stable version of Apache is 2.2.8, which is the version we'll be installing during the course of this article. To download it, visit the Apache downloads page.
In the database world, the MySQL server from Sun Microsystems is a popular, open source and flexible solution for data storage and retrieval. A database server is crucial for dynamically allowing visitors to save personal details securely for later visits, and is usually used to store login information and products. Although there is an enterprise version for which you must pay, the MySQL community server is completely free. The most recent version, which we'll be working with today, is version 5.0. It's available on this page of the MySQL site.
JavaScript alone cannot work directly with the data stored in your MySQL database unfortunately, so to make your AJAX really effective, you'll need a server language to act as an interface. PHP is perfect for this; it's well established, has a huge developer following and is powerful and robust. Again, it's open source and free; get it now from the PHP site. The current version is 5.2.6; make sure you download the zip file and not the installer. The zip file comes with a lot of additional extensions, such as the cURL library and the MySQL DLL, as well as the file essential for Apache to run PHP files correctly, which for some reason do not come as standard with the installer.
Apache is more secure and runs better (although not by much these days) on UNIX-derived systems, but many developers have Windows-based machines. Does this mean that we must rely on the proprietary IIS from Microsoft (Vista Basic users can't even run IIS7) ? Of course not, Apache runs very well on a Windows system, and the process of installing the three required elements is very easy. If you've downloaded the binary installers for Apache and MySQL, and you have the PHP zip file, we're ready to begin.
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Happy coding =) | | | | | | A reader of the Article - Pamela - kindly pointed out several typo's on page 3 of... | | | | | | Hello I'm Doing This Article On Windows XP Home SP3(Upgrade), and I Can't Get MySQL... | | | | | | Never tried the installation on SP3 so hard to say if this is a factor
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I have installed Apache 2.2, PHP 5 and MySQL 5 on Vista Ultimate. I have done... | | | | | | Are you using the correct password/user in your PHP page?
Can you post your mySql... | | | | | | I created a testing table under the test db (which comes with mysql installation)... | | | | | | Hmmmm, if things weren't configured right, mysql wouldn't even show in... | | | | | | It works now. Thank you for your help very much. | | | | | | Hello sir,I found this tutorial best for vamp than others. i m trying to install... | | | | | | Did you try switching off your firewall, that seemed to help others (and I mean... | | | | | | hello everybody,
I have already switched off firewall. then also... | | | | | | I tried for hours to install PHP so that it would work correctly with Apache &... | | | | | | Hi Vinay, ... | | | | | | Awesome! Glad the tutorial was able to help =) ... | | | | | | Yes i have used that directory for extension...even i m facing same problem...plz... | | | | | | Can you mail me your php.ini file so I can compare it to mine? danwellman @... | | | | | | Finally!! You have no idea how good it was to find out that "Name: Dan Likes: House... | | | | | | lol, awesome, well done for getting it going =)
Thanks for the tips as well, it's... | | | | | | Thanks so much for the article. I ~was~ having a problem getting MySQL to speak to... | | | | | | Sorry, but I have 1 issiue with it, and I was hoping you can help me, ok, I have... | | | | | | Hi, sorry to hear you're having difficulties, the installation process can be... | | | | | | Thanks so much for this, I pulled it off without a hitch. Could you do a followup on... | | | | | | Excellent skills! Glad the article could help :D
PHPMyAdmin would make a great... | | | | | | Thanks a bunch for posting all this useful info. This is exactly the configuration... | | | | | | Thanks Dan for such a clear set of instructions. I've struggled with my installation... | | | | | | I'm glad the article helped Jeff, well done for persevering and getting it working... | | | | | | Thanks very much for the article, it is very helpful. But one thing - can't the... | | | | | | I found this article very useful and followed the instructions right through and... | | | | | | This was an excellent article. For those people that have trouble with MySQL ensure... | | | | | | Dan the article was very informative been trying to get these three to work with my... | | | | | | Helen,
Try turning off your firewall that's what did it for me during my... | | | | | | Hi Helen,
Don;t worry, it can be tricky getting everything working correctly, but... | | | | | | Thanks again for reading everyone, I'm glad I could help you get things up and... | | | | | | Thanks for a great article, which has got me up and running in an evening!
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Many thanks for the article.
I've been working to get MySQL support showing in... | | | | | | Hi. Thanks for the article you posted. Very informative. Unfortunately it does not... | | | | | | Ok, I have successfully installed Apache, PHP and MySQL. However, when i run... | | | | | | I followed your instructions exactly. I also have a Vista64. At the end could not... | | | | | | My VAMP install on Vista64 is working just fine. I now have the new Win7 64 upgrade... | | | | | | I'm not sure whether you will need to reinstall or not but I guess you would need... | | | | | | >>> Post your comment now! | | | | | |
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