How To Download and Install WAMP Server on windows

How To Download and Install WAMP Server on Windows

Before proceeding installation of WAMP Server, You should know how about, what is WAMP?

What is WAMP?

WAMP is web development platform, used on windows to create dynamic websites. 

What does WAMP stands for?

WAMP is an acronym for :-

W for Windows

A for  Apache

M for MySQL/MariaDB

P for PHP

W is Windows (an operating System), Apache is web Server, MySQL/MariaDB is database server and PHP is programming language to develop websites.

How To Download and Install WAMP Server on windows

How to install WAMP Server

To install WAMP server on windows make sure that you have installed all VC++ Redistributable packages on your computer. Now follow these steps:-
Step 1:

First of all Download WAMP by visiting www.wampserver.com. You can download either 32bit or 64bit according to windows operating system.

Step 2:

When WAMP server is downloaded, Right Click on setup file and then click Run as administrator.

How to download and install wamp server on windows

Step 3:

Select language (By default English is selected) and click OK.

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Step 4:

In this step read and accept the license agreement by selecting radio button I accept the agreement and proceed next.

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Step 5:

Read important information about prerequisite to accomplish installation of WAMP on your computer.

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Step 6:

In this step define path, where you want to install the WAMP Server. Click on browse and provide your installation path. By default it will be installed in C Drive. A Wamp Server folder willl be created on your drive.

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Step 7:

Now a new window will open, click install.

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Step 8:

Your Installation process is started wait for the next step.

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Step 9:

When installation process is near to complete a window will prompt to ask you define your  browser as shown in image below.

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Here chose your favourite browser. To select internet Explorer as your default browser click on "No".

Step 10:

Chose your default editor. To select Notepad as your default editor click "No".

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Step 11:

Here sometime, a windows security alert prompts. Simply click "Allow Access" button.

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Step 12:

Again click next to accomplish the installation process.

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Step 13:

This is last step, here click "Finish". You have installed successfully WAMP server on your local computer.

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Now you have to start the WAMP server for first time. Click on WAMP Server icon when it will get ready its color will be green. Write down localhost in your browser and hit Entre key. A window will open just like the image given below.

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