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Difficulties in configuring wamp server, apache,php and mysql
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I Downloaded Wamp server 2.0 for my php and mysql installation.
When i click on the wamp server through start/programs/wampserver/startwampserver2.0 it just has an icon 'start wamp server 2.0',is it the right file i downloaded?isnt it supposed to contain other clickable icons like phpmyadmin,mysql,apache ??
Secondly,do i need to download PHP and MYSQL and Apache to configure my php/mysql installation framework with this wamp server 2.0?
Thirdly, how do i configure all to synchronise with my wamp server.
Finally,When i type http://localhost/ on my default browser it brings out this message;
Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
is that correct??
The major problem im having is installing php,apache,mysql and configuring it to work together so i can start building my development environment and thats what i need help in.
When i click on the wamp server through start/programs/wampserver/startwampserver2.0 it just has an icon 'start wamp server 2.0',is it the right file i downloaded?isnt it supposed to contain other clickable icons like phpmyadmin,mysql,apache ??
Secondly,do i need to download PHP and MYSQL and Apache to configure my php/mysql installation framework with this wamp server 2.0?
Thirdly, how do i configure all to synchronise with my wamp server.
Finally,When i type http://localhost/ on my default browser it brings out this message;
Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
is that correct??
The major problem im having is installing php,apache,mysql and configuring it to work together so i can start building my development environment and thats what i need help in.
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I have never used the WAMP server. But I have installed Apache 2.2, MySQL & PHP onto an XP machine and a LINUX (debian) box. The Linux machine was a whole load easier to install. 
Let me know if you want a quick rundown of the steps to take, though there are many sets of instructions for you on the intrawebby thing.
Let me know if you want a quick rundown of the steps to take, though there are many sets of instructions for you on the intrawebby thing.
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Originally Posted by ediddy02 
I Downloaded Wamp server 2.0 for my php and mysql installation.
When i click on the wamp server through start/programs/wampserver/startwampserver2.0 it just has an icon 'start wamp server 2.0',is it the right file i downloaded?isnt it supposed to contain other clickable icons like phpmyadmin,mysql,apache ??
Secondly,do i need to download PHP and MYSQL and Apache to configure my php/mysql installation framework with this wamp server 2.0?
Thirdly, how do i configure all to synchronise with my wamp server.
Finally,When i type http://localhost/ on my default browser it brings out this message;
Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
is that correct??
The major problem im having is installing php,apache,mysql and configuring it to work together so i can start building my development environment and thats what i need help in.
During installation, it should ask if you want to have a desktop icon added and other start options. That is the only you get start icons and what not.
You should be able to just click on the WAMP start icon, either through the start menu, or which ever choice you made, and it will come on and be active in the taskbar tray on the bottom right (whatever its called).
The icon in this tray is the only clickable part of the WAMP program. You can right click or left click on it for different options such as configurations of apache and mysql, consoles, start restart of services, etc.
You don't have to install mysql or apache seperately. WAMP installs those, as well as PHPMyAdmin and other tools if you choose.
It looks like you're getting Apache to run, since you can access localhost.
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Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
Here is the docs on enabling directory listings:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/misc/FAQ.html#indexes
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/core.html#options
Look in the httpd.conf file for the above.
Or you could paste your httpd.conf contents here and someone could help you out.
The other possibility, is if you have another web server running? Do you happen to have IIS? Cause that would stop Apache from starting since it would require the same port (80).
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Originally Posted by pclfw
I have never used the WAMP server. But I have installed Apache 2.2, MySQL & PHP onto an XP machine and a LINUX (debian) box. The Linux machine was a whole load easier to install.
Let me know if you want a quick rundown of the steps to take, though there are many sets of instructions for you on the intrawebby thing.
WAMP should just work, right out of the box. Either your installation did not complete or possibly you have some installation of apache that is running? Did you try installing apache by itself prior to downloading wamp?
Personally i prefer WAMP ove XXAMP because the prior updates their packages alot faster, but you can try xampp as well http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html. Just make sure you dont have a bunch of different apache installations all fighting over the same localhost space.
Personally i prefer WAMP ove XXAMP because the prior updates their packages alot faster, but you can try xampp as well http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html. Just make sure you dont have a bunch of different apache installations all fighting over the same localhost space.
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Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
The other option is to configure one of those to use a different port or different domains.
Only after you've disabled IIS would you know whether or not WAMP installed correctly. At the moment, all you're looking at is IIS.
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Originally Posted by digital-ether
The message you're getting is specific to IIS. So you'll have to disable IIS in order to have Apache run, since they use the same port and domain by default.
The other option is to configure one of those to use a different port or different domains.
Only after you've disabled IIS would you know whether or not WAMP installed correctly. At the moment, all you're looking at is IIS.
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Originally Posted by ediddy02
Thanks, your reply to my thread is highly valuable.I think the problem is the IIS which as you rightly said is still installed on my computer.How can i uninstall it? or how do i configure it to a different port or domain?
I would assume that IIS would be running as a service, so you could manually remove it from the services list.
run the command "msconfig" in the windows command prompt. Go to the services tab, and find the IIS service and disable it.
Or you can disable the service from the command line if you know the name. I think it would be:
PHP Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
Where {service} is the name of the service.
If there is a user interface for IIS, then you could probably stop and start it there also.
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Originally Posted by digital-ether
I've never used IIS. Probably the best place to look is their documentation.
I would assume that IIS would be running as a service, so you could manually remove it from the services list.
run the command "msconfig" in the windows command prompt. Go to the services tab, and find the IIS service and disable it.
Or you can disable the service from the command line if you know the name. I think it would be:
PHP Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
Where {service} is the name of the service.
If there is a user interface for IIS, then you could probably stop and start it there also.
You will find a line (directive) that starts with "Listen" and should have an IP and port after it, or just a port.
eg:
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That would be the default setup with WAMP. You can change this to any port, given it isn't already bound to a service.
eg:
PHP Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
You would then be able to access it from the browser as:
PHP Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
Finding http.conf
If you can't find the Apache config file (httpd.conf), try looking under:
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This is the default folder structure WAMP installs apache in.
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Since WAMP can install multiple versions of Apache, you have the version number.
Then under each apache version, you have the conf/ directory, which contains the http.conf file.
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when you have installed WAMP, you already have apache, mysql, and php installed.. and no you don't need to install again apache, mysql, and php.. now, IIS does not have something to do with that(Directory Listing Denied) because I myself have IIS and WAMP installed and running at the same time but on different port and even though they are running on the same port, that's not the error that is expected..... You have to do re-installation.. uninstall your WAMP.. if you have installed, Apache and PHP and MySQL manually I suggest uninstall them all.... Now after doing that, install WAMP only.. after installing wamp, that's it you have your server configured and good to go.
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