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Apache is the most used web server,from the big hosting company to people
hosting only 1 website on a home PC.So,if you want to install it on a Windows
platform,keep reading this tutorial.First you have to download Apache , you can
find the version we installed for this tutorial at this url
http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/ ,Download the
file apache_2.0.59-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi
First step double-click the file and windows
installer begins the process. Accept default and when the page below
appears, if your
computer is part of a home or office Network ,type the network
name in the first box. In the Server Name type localhost
or the computer name or 127.0.0.1.In the last box ,type the
server Administrator email address.
The options below are important. If you
choose the first,Apache will start automatically when you start
the computer .When I installed Apache ,it didn't start the first
time and I had to login manually but after that it worked
correctly. Apache 2 comes with Apache monitor, which is a small
utility located near the clock in the task bar and it's very
handy to start and stop the service. If you go for the second
option,you'll have to start the service manually every time you
need it,from the start menu.
Click
Next
On the window below leave Typical and click Next
Then, you can change the default location where Apache will be installed
or leave the default and click Next
Now all you have to do, is to click install
Before Setup finish ,you can be asked by Windows
Firewall, whether unblock the new program,you click OK, .
When the installation is finished ,open your browser and type
http://localhost
in the address bar, a page opens and if everything is fine you should
be able to read " If you can see this, it means that the
installation of the Apache web
server
software on this system was successful. You may now add content to this
directory and replace this page".If you can't see this page
,probably ,all you have to do is start Apache manually from Start .
If you choose to use
Apache for the current user you have to start it every time you need it
with the following steps
Open Command Prompt
and type " cd C:\Program Files\Apache
Group\Apache2\Bin" or the location where Apache is installed if
different.
Type apache -k install to install Apache as service.
Type apache -k start
to start the service.
Type apache -k stop
to stop the service.
In this case type http://localhost:8080 in your browser address
bar for the Apache Welcome page
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