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Setting up Wamp server for Windows

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Installing the Wamp Server

  1. Click the http://www.wampserver.com/en/ link to install WAMP server for the Windows operating system.

  2. After installing the WAMP server, right-click the WAMPServer icon from the Start menu and click Run as administrator to start the servers.

    Figure 1 Starting the Wamp server.png
    Figure 1: Starting the Wamp server

Hover over the WAMP icon to ensure that the servers are running.

Figure 2 Checking whether all servers are running.png
Figure 2: Checking whether all servers are running

Creating a database in the database server

  1. In the httpd.cnf file, provide the IP address and the corresponding Port number of the system where the Web Server is running.

    Figure 3 Setting the IP Address and Port number of the webserver machine.png
    Figure 3: Setting the IP Address and Port number of the webserver machine

  2.  Open the WAMP database portal by one of the following ways:

    1. Use the URL in the following format:

      http://<IPAddress>:<PortNumber>/phpmyadmin/

      Example

       http://192.168.2.33:8080/phpmyadmin/

    2. Click the WAMP icon present in the taskbar and click the phpMyAdmin option and then edit the IP address and Port number as above.

      Figure 4 The phpMyAdmin option to open the URL.png
      Figure 4: The phpMyAdmin option to open the URL

  3. Provide the default Username "root" and click Go.

    Figure 5 Logging on to the PHP database.png
    Figure 5: Logging on to the PHP database

  4. Click the Databases tab, provide a database name in the Create database field and click Create.

    Figure 6 Creating a Developer Portal Drupal database.png
    Figure 6: Creating a Developer Portal Drupal database

    The database that is created appears in the left navigation pane.

    Figure 7 Newly created Developer Portal Drupal database.png
    Figure 7: Newly created Developer Portal Drupal database