Webserver on Windows tutorial

[huncyrus]

Hi!

It is my first tutorial on this site. This tutorial is simple, fast and working
Base conception: installing and setting up a webserver on windows operation system step by step.

First Special thanks for BagiZoli

Step 01. choose a webserver
In old time I use the PhpTriad 2.2.1 (sourceforge.net) but its too old. So we need a good, fast, newtech webserver. I choose the XAMPP. Its not too big (avereage 80-90mb size without database and temp/trash) and be a installer, a dev-package and a portable* pack.

*portable pack = not must install, just uncompress and use it. (but we now install this stuff)


The first pic is the installing image. Just click next, next, next, and the installing end click the close


Step 02 : Base features and control-panel
So... the xampp is a fully package of a webserver. What in the package?
- an Apache webserver with fine features and plugins (extension)
- php 4 (stable)
- php 5 (!!!) (stable)
- mysql (4 and 5 ) (stable)
- openssl
- phpmyadmin
- xampp web config panel
- xampp control-panel
- other fine stuff (example code-s, extension, plugins, packages... )


Thats okay. So what on this panel? And why good ?
Simple!
Its a fully control panel, we can starting and stopping (and restarting) the web services (with the start / stop button).
If we like web-programming, use the apache start and mysql start.
If u use the svc checkbox - u can register the service as system-service (so its go to running each windows starting)

On this panel we can configuring each service, but i not prefer it. I like the basical, hand write setupping.

Alarm! If we dont use the web service go to off status all! (better memory using )



Step 03 : setting up apache


Configuring, configuring, configuring.
In default setup is not bad, but not the best. So we need a little trick.
First search the http.conf file. ITS the apache hearth. So before the configuring please backuping this file

[Meti]

Thank you for a very well written guide. Would you mind writing another one for setting up nameservers / dns with images?

Would be very appreciated.

[gkd_uk]

Great post - rep added

[Bagi Zoltán]

Yep, Cyrus this was a very great tutorial similarly to Gkd i will give a rep for you

[huncyrus]

so the Step 03 # 2
If we like using each extension, just deleting the # character.
I prefer to enabling the mod_rewrite.so (!) if we doing it, we can using .htaccess, mod_rewrite and SEO stuffs. (i testing it, its working)

Okay, after it, we need setting the work dir.

First search this section, and rewrite the c:/xampp/htdocs to the destination / final workdir.

Okay, if we modifyng the documentumroot, we must modify this section too!


Step 04: Setting up the PHP!

We need check the php.ini. it is the heart of the PHP. So first create a backup file. Why need the checking? For the extension!
The base (default) setup is not bad too, but must checking.
Oky, this file in the xamp directory xamp \ php \ php.ini

To enabling any extension just deleting the ; character.

I know, the best extension is:
- gd, gd2, exif for image manipulating
- db, dbx, sql, mysqli, odbc for database support
- bz, zlib, zip for compression
- and anything what we like...

Step 05: Restarting and testing
Okay, thats all folks doc! Just restart ALL service, then wait for good status window.

After the status is okay, just open a browser. (internetexplorer, mozilla, maxthon, opera, elephyani, safari or other... )
Then write this to the URL : We'll Have More Soon ->

http://localhost

If all is ok, you look now the base index file, with xamp language choicer.





Ok, this was the first tutorial.

[temi]

Looking forward to your Boss Cart documentation