24 September 2010

Locate the downloaded file and double click the file to launch the installation.

The WAMP Setup Wizard will appear. Click Next.

The License Agreement screen will appear - Accept the agreement and click Next.

At the Select Destination Location you can change the install directory. The default is C:\wamp. We will use the default directory. Click Next.

Select the Start Menu Folder. We will use the default WAMP Server folder. Click Next.

You can set WAMP to automatically start each time Windows start. Batter to not check this option because of security issues. You should manually start your WAMP/Apache server when you need it. Click Next.

At the Ready to Install screen, click Next.

The Installing screen will appear indicating the installation process.

You will need to select the default root folder. This is the folder that you store your web site in. The path to the folder is C:\wamp\www. Click OK.

In the next step you will select your default web browser. We will have Internet Explorer as the default browser so no changes made to this screen. Click Open.

If necessary, check Launch WAMP now and click Finish to complete the Installation.

A new icon will appear in the task bar to the left of the clock. When you click the WAMP menu icon a menu will appear.

If WAMP Server is not getting start, or when you click on WAMP5 Server icon in the task bar and select Localhost, if it show IIS then as IIS and Apache/ WAMP are both web server and might conflict in some way, so you have to disable IIS in order for WAMP to work Disabling IIS in Vista/W7: Control Panel > Uninstall Programs > Turn Widows Features On or Off > uncheck Internet Information Services Disabling IIS in XP: Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components > uncheckInternet Information Services (IIS)