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Installing WAMP Server

by Team - Programmingempireupdated on June 6, 2022April 19, 2022

This article on Installing WAMP Server provides instructions on installing WAMP server on Windows.

Step By Step Instructions on Installing WAMP Server on Windows

To begin with, first of all download the WAMP Server from its website. According to the configuration of your PC, you can either choose 64 BITS download or 32 BITS download.
Once, you download it, double click on the downloaded file. It will start the installation.

Installing WAMP Server on Windows — Installing WAMP Server on Windows

Click on Next. On the next screen accept the license agreement.

WAMP Server Setup — WAMP Server Setup

Click on Next. When the next screen appears, provide the installation folder.

Select the installation folder for WAMP — Select the installation folder for WAMP

Click on Next and check the Quick Launch Icon and Desktop Icon checkboxes.

Select the Create Icon Checkboxes — Select the Create Icon Checkboxes

When the next screen appears, click on Install.

Select Install for Installing WAMP Server — Select Install for Installing WAMP Server

Once the installation finishes, select the default browser.

Select the Default Browser — Select the Default Browser

After that, specify the SMTP server and the addressee mail. For now, you can leave the default values.

Select the SMTP Server — Select the SMTP Server

Once the installation is complete, you will get the following screen. Now you can launch the WAMP Server.

Launch the WAMP Server — Launch the WAMP Server

So, you will get a green icon of the installed WAMP server on the bottom right corner of the desktop.

WAMP Server Running — WAMP Server Running

Further, click on the WAMP Server icon and then click on the localhost.

Click on the Localhost — Click on the Localhost

If the WAMP Server is running properly, you will get the following screen.

Running WAMP Server — Running WAMP Server

Since, now the WAMP server is successfully installed, let us create a simple PHP program. We need to save the program in a folder under the www folder.

<?php
   echo 'Welcome to programmingempire.com!';
?>

Now save the file as hello.php and open it as given below.

Running PHP File — Running PHP File

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