Let's start by installing apache (http server) . you can download
the apache installer on www.apache.org . download the verion
you like , even thought , in win systems i recomand version
2 (this tutorials is for apache 2) . here is a link for it :
After downloading the file (.msi installer) , run it .
The installation wizard is a next , next , finish 'work' ...
The installer will ask you some details like your server
name , your server adress and the admin's mail adress . if
you have a domain name or a hostname , enter the info's like
this :
Server Name : your_domain.org
Server Adress : www.your-domain.org
Admin Email : admin@yourdomain.org
if you don't have one , you should get on e free at :
Check the 'Run as a service for all users on port 8080' option
and click
next , finish to fiinish the instllation . Advice : Install
it in c: (he creates
a folder for it , don't worry) to make sure you configure
it easyer .
If you are finished , open up a browser and write in the adress
bar :
http://localhost/
If you will see a 'Test Page for Apache Installation' , everything
works .
2.)
installing PHP :
Let's install PHP . download the archives from www.php.net
. Here is a
direct link for verion 4.3.9 :
Make sure you download the archive and not the installer
. Ok! after downloading it , extract the archive in c:/php
(this is to simplify paths) . Now , open up c:/apache/conf/httpd.conf
and search for this line :
#
# AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in
.htaccess files.
# It can be "All", "None", or any combination
of the keywords:
# Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
#
AllowOverride None
into :
Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks
MultiViews ExecCGI
#
# AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in
.htaccess files.
# It can be "All", "None", or any combination
of the keywords:
# Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
#
AllowOverride All
This will allow .htaccess support on your dedicated server and make
sure you can
see the content of a folder without getting a 403 forbidden
error .
Now search for :
DirectoryIndex index.html index.var.html
and change it into :
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
Save the file and restart apache . (you can restart it by
pressing the
Restart apache server shortcut in the start menu or by writing
:
net apache restart
in a command prompt window . Ok!
you have php working for your server . Now let's configure
php and make sure it really works ! Open up c:/php/php.ini
(php.ini-dist renamed) and search for this paragraph
:
max_execution_time = 60 ; Maximum execution
time of each script, in seconds
max_input_time = 60 ; Maximum amount of time each script may
spend parsing request data
memory_limit = 5M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may
consume (8MB)
you should change this to whatever you want . here is an
option i use :
max_execution_time = 300 ; Maximum execution
time of each script, in seconds
max_input_time = 300 ; Maximum amount of time each script
may spend parsing request data
memory_limit = 5M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may
consume (8MB)
Now search for :
register_globals = Off
and change it into :
register_globals = On
Search for :
extension_dir = ".\"
and change it into :
extension_dir = "c:/php/extensions"
assuming you have installed php in c: ...
Search for :
;Windows Extensions
;Note that MySQL and ODBC support is now built in, so no dll
is needed for it.
and uncomment (delete the ; in the front) the following modules
:
; For Win32 only.
sendmail_from = mail@your_domain.org
if you have a mail server ...
Save the files . Now let's finalize the php installation
. copy all the dll's from c:/php/dlls into
c:/windows/system32 . copy c:/php/php4ts.dll
into c:/windows/system32/ and copy php.ini
from your folder php into windows and system32 folder . restart
apache . open up notepad and add this into the file :
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
save this file in your htdocs folder (c:/apache/htdocs) as
info.php and
open up a browser . in the adress bar write :
http://localhost/info.php
you should see php's configuration in a table . a looong
file you can optionaly install zend optimizer . i am using
it ... it doesn't needs a tutorial . to install the PEAR modules
for php , just run the go-pear batch from the php folder and
2click the reg file to finish the instllation .
3.)
installing mysql :
let's install mysql . download mysql from http://www.mysql.com/
. this tutorial applyes to verion 4.0. here is a direct link
:
after downloading , extract the arhive somewhere and run
the setup.exe .
install mysql in c:/mysql and complete the installation .
open up command
prompt and write this :
cd mysql
cd bin
mysqld-max-nt --install
this will install mysql as a service . recomended . now you
would probably
consider downloading mysql control center . a gui tool to
administrate the
server in a graphical mode . here is a link :
install it like any other program and run the shortcut in
the desktop . a
window will pop-up . it will ask you to add a new connection
. here are the
info's you need to fill in :
name : localhost or main or whatever :)
host : localhost
user : root
pass :
click add , expand the databases menu and delete databse
text . now expand the users menu and delete all users except
root@localhost . right click it and select edit user . change
it's password to whatever you want now right click the server
and select edit . change the password to the pass you chosed
for user root . as easy as that . mysql is installed !
4.)
installing phpMyADmin :
phpMyADmin . you can download it from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
.
i recommend using verion 2.5.1 pl1 . the last verion is still
bugy
download , unzip the contecnt into a folder in htdocs (phpMyAdmin)
and
open up config.inc.php with a text editor .
and change it to your mysql root password like this :
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'password';
now search for :
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
and change it to :
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
save and exit . that's it ! phpMyAdmin works .
5.)
installing Perl :
Perl . Optioanl for your server , very usefull . i recomend
you to install
it . you can download it from http://www.activestate.com/
. here is a
direct link :
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