Prerequisites

In order to install this software, it is necessary to have the following items configured and running:

• A web server like Apache.
• A database manager. See our post about MySQL in Windows 10.
• A tool for managing the MySQL database. In this case, we will use phpMyAdmin.

Creating a database for WordPress

A new database must be created before installing WordPress. To do this, run phpMyAdmin by opening this address in your web browser http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Once there, it’s time to create the database. With this in mind, modify the collation and select utf8mb4_general_ci. Then click on the New button in the left panel.

In the next window, assign the name of your preference, check the collation and Create the database.

Once the process is completed, you can view the newly created database.

Download and install WordPress.

After setting up the server and creating the database, it’s time to download the latest version of WordPress. To do this, go to the official website of the project and download the file:

After downloading the file, please unzip it to the following path: C:\Apache24\htdocs

It then initiates the configuration of the browser, opening the following address in the web browser: http://localhost/wordpress/ Immediately the initial WordPress configuration page will be displayed. Select the language and continue with the process.

The welcome screen then indicates the items that must be satisfied for proper operation. Press Let’s go to continue:

Please fill in the following fields:

• Database name. In this field, type the name of the previously created database.
• Username. The user with access to this database is the root user.
• Password. By default, the root user does not have a password, so this field should be left blank. However, if it is another user, then the password should be here.
• Database host. Being a local server, then write localhost.
• Table prefix. Leave this field unchanged

After entering all the information, press Submit to continue:

Then enter the user name and the site to be created. In addition to the password and email of the site administrator. Finally, proceed with the installation of WordPress.

Then enter the username and password previously entered.

Finally, you have access to WordPress.

Ultimately we have seen how to install WordPress on Windows 10. From here, you can easily manage a website. That’s all for now, I hope you enjoyed it. See you soon!

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Prerequisites

To make use of this tool, the webserver must obviously be configured and running correctly. In like manner, here in osradar.com, I show you how to install and configure the following elements:

• Any web server running and configured. In this case, we will use Apache.
• A database manager. For this purpose, we will use MySql.
• PHP.

Download the latest version of phpMyAdmin.

In the first place, go to the official phpMyAdmin website and download the latest version of the tool from there At the time of writing this post, the version is 5.0.

Then unzip the file and rename it to phpMyAdmin. Then drag this folder to the next path: C:\Apache24\htdocs

Set up some phpMyAdmin files.

To ensure the correct functioning of the tool, it is necessary to make some previous configurations. First, inside the program folder, locate the file config.sample.inc.php. Then, rename it to config.inc.php.

Finally, you have to modify it with your favorite text editor. Please select the next line:

$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = ''; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH! */

Enter a value of your choice, minimum of 32 characters long:

$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = ''; /* k7b862qwq4ygj8a2hkczmd6spqsnspnkd */

Finally, save the configuration file.

Enable the necessary extensions.

On the other hand, it is necessary to enable the extensions required for the operation of the tool. With this intention, remove the ; at the beginning of the extension, as shown here. With this intention, open the file php.ini located in the php folder.

The extensions to be enabled are the following:

extension=php_mbstring.dll
extension=mysqli

Finally, save the configuration and restart the Apache server. With this in mind, press the Win+R combination and run the services.msc command. Once the list of services is open, locate the Apache HTTP Server, and restart it.

Login to phpMyAdmin

Once you have made your settings, it is time to login to phpMyAdmin. To do so, please open the following address in your web browser: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ Once there, please enter your MySQL username and password:

After entering the credentials, the tool’s Dashboard will be displayed. Additionally, when you scroll down the page, a warning sign appears.

This warning is shown because the tool needs a database to work. In case you have not created it before, it is possible to import it from the same installation folder. With this in mind, please click on the Import menu. Then navigate to the following path: C:\Apache24\htdocs\phpMyAdmin\sql. And from there, select create_tables.sql

Consequently, a database will be created under the name phpmyadmin

Once the database is created, you have to exit the tool by clicking on the door with the small green arrow.

Then, modify the values referred to the user who will manipulate the database. In addition, it enables the database and table storage parameters. To do this, it eliminates the double slashes in front of them. Likewise, in the line corresponding to user control, it adds localhost. Also, it modifies the value controluser and controlpass with the user and the password of MySQL. To graph the process I show you the code before editing it and where you should make the changes.

Below is the appearance of the correctly modified phpMyAdmin configuration file.

Save the configuration and go back to phpMyAdmin. The warning message should have disappeared.

Ultimately, we have seen how to install phpMyAdmin on Windows 10. This tool facilitates the management and administration of MySQL. I hope you enjoyed this post. See you soon!

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Prerequisite

It is essential to have a web server installed. In this case, we will work with Apache. You must also have PHP installed. In the links I just provided you explain in detail how to install each one.

Downloading Composer

To download Composer just go to its official website, and download the latest version. To download Composer just go to its official website, and download the latest version of Composer Setup.

This file installs the application and then adds the corresponding environment variable. Once downloaded, just run it. Forthwith, the wizard will present two types of normal installation or developer mode. The installation is the most common and includes an uninstaller. The developer version provides absolute control over the wizard and does not include an uninstaller. For purposes of this post, use the normal version:

The wizard then indicates the path of the php installed in the system.

The wizard then verifies the operation of the php command line.

The composer installation wizard is very intuitive. As a matter of fact, for php to work properly, a php.ini file is required. So, if this file is not present, the installation will show an error. But don’t worry, the wizard will detect the failure and offer to create the file php.ini.

Then edit the network configuration. Specifically, the information about a proxy server. If you don’t use it, then don’t tick the box and continue the installation.

Once the previous settings have been made, the wizard will start the installation of Composer in the system.

After installing Composer, the wizard warns that it is necessary to open a new window to run the program.

Finally, the assistant has finished his work and Composer was successfully installed in the system.

Testing Composer

As mentioned above, the Composer installer adds the variable environment automatically. So to test the installation of the program, please open a Command Prompt and execute the following command:

composer --version

As can be seen, we have seen how to install Composer on Windows 10. This tool facilitates the development process using the php language. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Please share on your social networks.

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Enable Virtual Host in Apache

As mentioned above, we have learned how to install Apache. However, the configuration applied only allows you to set up a single website through the localhost address. On the negative side, This configuration does not offer enough flexibility of work, as it limits to a single website. This is inconvenient, as it is likely to require more than one website to be mounted on the server. Especially for those applications that do not need a dedicated server. Fortunately, Apache allows the configuration of multiple virtual hosts. On these hosts, it is also possible to interpret the PHP language. Let’s see how to do it!

Edit the index.php file

The first thing we need to do is to modify the index.php file located in the next path: C:\Apache24\htdocs. If you want to know how to do it, check our post about PHP in Windows 10.

With this modification what we will do is change the message of the site to show Default website. This is to work more comfortable and not to confuse with the two virtual sites that we are going to add. After saving the file, reload the browser and the page should look like this:

Edit the httpd-vhosts.conf file

Next, we are going to edit the virtual host configuration in Apache. With this intention, please go to this address C:\Apache24\conf\extra, once there select the httpd-vhosts.conf file and modify it with your favorite text editor:

In the shaded area that we saw in the previous image, we can see the information that we have to edit. In this opportunity, we are going to add two virtual hosts called osradar1.com and osradar2.com. Please note that you can assign the name of your preference, you just have to modify the file to your liking. In addition, we have also enabled port 80, but it is also possible to enable port 443. Thus, we’re going to replace that code with the following lines:

<VirtualHost osradar1.com:80>
	    ServerAdmin webmaster@osradar1.com
	    DocumentRoot "/sites/osradar1.com"
	    ServerName osradar1.com
	    ServerAlias www.osradar1.com
		<Directory "c:/sites/osradar1.com">
		   AllowOverride All
		   Require all granted
		   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
		</Directory>
	    ErrorLog "logs/osradar1.com-error.log"
	    CustomLog "logs/osradar1.com-access.log" common
	</VirtualHost>

	<VirtualHost osradar2.com:80>
	    ServerAdmin webmaster@osradar2.com
	    DocumentRoot "/sites/osradar2.com"
	    ServerName osradar2.com
	    ServerAlias www.osradar2.com
		<Directory "c:/sites/osradar2.com">
		   AllowOverride All
		   Require all granted
		   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
		</Directory>
	    ErrorLog "logs/osradar2.com-error.log"
	    CustomLog "logs/osradar2.com-access.log" common
	</VirtualHost>

Save the file to make the changes effective.

Edit the httpd.conf file

Next, we are going to modify the Apache configuration to load the Virtual Host module. With this in mind go to the next address: C:\Apache24\conf. Then select the httpd.conf file and open it with the text editor. Look for a line with the text vhost, approximately line number 515. Then delete the number sign (#).

By removing the numeral sign, then the line is used and the extra configuration that has just been modified is downloaded. Save the file to continue. Without leaving the file modification, please locate line 187 corresponding to vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so. In the same way that was done with the previous line, it is necessary to delete the numeral sign.

This modification will allow Apache to be able to host more than one website. Press Save to continue.

Create folders to host virtual websites.

As you may remember, in the previous steps we modified Apache to host two virtual sites called osradar1.com and osradar2.com. Well, it is necessary to manually create the folders where the necessary files will be stored so that the sites load correctly. First, go to the root of the C drive and create a folder named sites. Once inside it please create two new folders with the name of the website. In this case osradar1.com and osradar2.com:

Then enter the folder osradar1.com and create a new file called index.php:

Now it is necessary to add the following configuration to the newly created index.php file. Thereupon, opens the file with the text editor and copies the following code:

<html>
<body>
	<h1>Osradar 1</h1>
	<p>Welcome to Osradar 1 site</p>
	</body>
	</html>

This procedure has to be followed in the folder osradar2.com:

In the same way, we have to modify the index.php file adding the following lines of code. Open the file with the text editor and paste the following text:

<html>
<body>
	<h1>Osradar 2</h1>
	<p>Welcome to Osradar 2 site</p>
	</body>
	</html>

Save the files to continue. Please remember that every time we make a change in the Apache configuration, it is necessary to restart the service. This way the changes will be effective.

Edit the hosts file in Windows.

Finally, we are going to edit the host file in Windows 10. This will allow the system to load correctly the virtual hosts we have just created. In that case, opens a CMD as administrator and enters the following commands:

cd drivers
cd etc
dir
notepad hosts

The last command will launch the notepad and it is necessary to add the following lines to the hosts file:

127.0.0.1 osradar1.com	www.osradar1.com
127.0.0.1 osradar2.com	www.osradar2.com

What we have done is added the IP address and the names of the websites we have just created. This way the system will be able to load them correctly.

Testing virtual hosts in the browser.

If you have followed to the letter the instructions I have given you, then it will already be possible to host more than one website on our Apache server. Remember that if you get any errors, then check if the files were edited correctly. To check if everything is OK, open the web browser and enter localhost. Open two more tabs and enter the name of the websites we created, in this case, http://www.osradar1.com// and http://www.osradar2.com// And all three websites will be running simultaneously on the Apache server.

Conclusion

Finally, we have seen how to enable Apache virtual host in Windows 10. This configuration will allow loading more than one website in the Apache server. Consequently, it will give us more flexibility to program websites. This is all for the time being, until the next time.

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Prerequisite

In this post, we are going to use the PHP language on an Apache server. Obviously it must be successfully configured in Windows. To find out how to do it, please look here.

Downloading PHP

The first thing we have to do is download the latest version of PHP. With this in mind, please go to the download section and select the latest version (VC15 x64).

Installing PHP

Once you have downloaded the file, unzip it to the root of the Windows installation. For ease of use rename the folder as php. Finally, the route would be as follows: C:\php. Finally, we have to add the environment variable for php to run from any Command Prompt. For instructions on how to do this, please read here. Please edit the Path variable and add the following address: C:\php.

You can prove that the configuration is successful by running any php command on a CMD, such as php -v:

Configure Apache to run PHP

Next, we are going to configure the Apache server to correctly interpret the php language. With this in mind, we are going to edit the httpd.conf file located in the following path: C:\Apache24\conf. Once the file is selected, open it with your favorite text editor.

After opening the file, please locate the Directory Index line. Just leave a space after index.html and add index.php.

With this modification, we are instructing the server to search for both an index.html file and an index.php file. Next, we will edit the server configuration file to allow loading the PHP module. With this intention, copy the following lines of code:

LoadModule php7_module C:/php/php7apache2_4.dll
	<IfModule php7_module>
	    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
	    PHPIniDir "C:/php"
	</IfModule>

Please move through the configuration file to line 72 LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so. Press enter to leave a blank line and add the previous code.

Finally, save the file. Please note that to make the changes effective on the server, you have to stop and restart the service from Windows Services. The following command runs services.msc, once the window is open it locates the Apache server. Then I restart, clicking on the icon that I show you in the image:

These are the previous steps to install PHP in Windows 10.

Running PHP

In order for the Apache server to correctly interpret the PHP language, it is necessary to rename the index.html file located in the following path: C:\Apache24\htdocs. Once the file is selected, change its extension to .php. In this way, the server will correctly interpret the PHP language.

All right, all settings are ready. Now let’s modify this file to run a simple PHP command. In this case Echo. With this in mind, please edit the file with the following configuration:

<html>
<body>
	<h1>it works!</h1>
	<?php
		echo "Hello from osradar!";
	?>
</body>
</html>

In the text editor, it should look like this:

We save the file and open localhost in the web browser. If we have done everything correctly, then we should see this result:

Finally, we have seen how to install PHP in Windows 10. This language is very popular worldwide, so being able to count on it is a great advantage for our projects. This is all for now, I hope to see you soon!

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Prerequisite

First, you need to download and install Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2019. You can do it from this link. After downloading it, install it as another program and restart Windows to make the changes effective.

Downloading Apache.

The Apache project does not provide binaries or executable files for Windows. Instead, it offers source code to compile. If you are unable to do so, then the same page offers several binary distributions on the internet. In this case, we will use Apache Lounge. The first thing we have to do is go to the page and download the latest version. At the time of writing this post, it is 2.4.41.

Next, create a folder named Apache24. This folder must be located in the root of the directory where Windows is installed. For example: C:\Apache24. Then unzip the content you just downloaded into the Apache24 folder. Please make sure that all folders are unzipped into the directory.

Installing Apache

Now open a command prompt as administrator and enter the following commands to get to the bin folder:

cd.. 
cd..
cd Apache24 
cd bin 

Now it is time to install and run the server, with this intention please write httpd If you have done everything correctly, then the cursor will remain blinking in the console. In addition, the installer will ask the Windows firewall to be able to connect to the network. You allow access according to your needs.

If you have done everything correctly, then the cursor will remain blinking in the console. Now we will test the server in the web browser by typing localhost or the ip address of the PC. You’ll see the message: it works!

Finally stop the service by pressing the combination Control+C.

Installing Apache as a system service.

Once the Apache web server has been installed, configured and tested, all that remains is to configure it as a system service. With this in mind, go to the same address we have mentioned and open a CMD with administrator privileges. Then type the following command:

 httpd.exe -k install -n "Apache HTTP Server"  

To check that it is indeed a system service, please run the following command on a Command Prompt:

  services.msc  

Now we can see all of windows services, look for Apache HTTP Server and check if the Startup Type is Automatic. Consequently, every time we start Windows the server will start automatically. This way you don’t have to start it every time.

Conclusion

Finally we have seen how to install Apache on Windows 10. As we mentioned, it is still a very popular option for web servers. So it is very interesting to have this tool. Before saying goodbye I invite you to see our post about Maven in Windows 10.

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Installing XAMMP on Windows 10

To start, we must go to XAMMP site in order to download the last package ( 7.3.7 / PHP 7.3.7).

Next, we have to run the executable file. If the User Account Control (UAC) has been activated, then a warning sign will appear. In this case, all we have to do is not to install the program into C:\Program File, or simply deactivate UAC.

Obviously, all of the conscious users have an antivirus program running in his PCs, but maybe it can slow down or interfere with the software´s installation. We recommend deactivating antivirus until setup finishes its work.

Now we are ready to start the installation

In the next window, we have to select all the components to install, it is very recommendable to choose it all. Please select Next to continue.

Select the destination folder to install. Regarding UAC issue, is highly recommend to install on C unit. Please select Next to continue.

The following screen provides information about the application installers for XAMPP created by Bitnami. Please select Next to continue.

Once prerequisites have been satisfied, setup finally will begin to unpack and install XAMPP.

During the installation, a Windows firewall notice will be displayed to authorize Apache to communicate on private or public networks. Mark private network and click Next to continue.

Finally, the setup has completed the installation and we can start de Control Panel

XAMPP first running

Choose the software´s language.

The XAMPP icon will appear in the lower right corner of the screen. We double click on it to open the Control Panel.

By default, only the tomcat module will start, and the rest will remain stopped. In the panel, we need to press start to activate it and authorize the connection through the firewall.

Testing XAMPP on Windows Server

Once we have the Apache server running, we can test the XAMPP dashboard, typing localhost in the browser bar.

Finally, XAMPP has been successfully installed in the system. From now on if we want to start it, we just have to access the installation path, C: \ xampp and click on xampp-control. For convenience, we can create a shortcut to the desktop, and start it from there

Well, this has been everything for today, as we can see the installation process is very simple. So, you know how to install Xampp on Windows server. Enjoy it.

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How to install and configure Apache on Windows Server 2019

Firstly, we need to download Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2019, we can do it from here. Please install and reboot the server.

Now, we need to download Apache. Note that, the Apache HTTP Server Project itself does not provide binary releases of software, only source code. Individual committers may provide binary packages as a convenience, in addition, we can obtain a binary package from binary distributions available on the Internet. In our particular case, we will work with Apache Lounge version. The binaries can be downloaded from here.

Installing Apache

The binaries came into a ZIP file, in order to installed it, we need to unzip in the root directory of the drive, in our case it is C:\Apache24. Now open a CMD with privileges of administrator, to do that just type on search bar cmd, when Command Prompt appears, right-click on it to run as administrator.

On the cmd, we have to navigate to C:\Apache24\bin by using cd command

cd..
cd Apache24 
cd bin

Next, run the program by typing httpd.exe. If there are no errors, the cursor will sit and blink on the next line. Now we can check our installation by typing in browser´s address: http://localhost, a very clear message (It works) will indicate, that everything is fine.

In order to shut down Apache, we go back to CMD and press control+C.

Installing Apache as a system service

Once that we confirmed the Apache server is working and shut it down, we are ready to install it as a system service. To achieve that, we need to open a Command Prompt window as administrator in the same location before and type:

 httpd.exe -k install -n "Apache HTTP Server" 

Then, in another CMD window we have to enter the next command:

 services.msc 

Now we can see all of windows services, look for Apache HTTP Server and check if the Startup Type is Automatic. Now restart the server, log back in again, and go to this page in the browser’s URL bar: http://localhost/

Configuring Windows’ Firewall

Ok, we already have installed Apache as system service, now we need to configure the windows´firewall to allow connections from the internet to our web server. With this intention, we must open the firewall an create a new rule. Let is see how to do it.

In this case, we click on Windows Start and type firewall to open it

Click on Inbound Rules and then in New Rule

Select Port in Rule Type and press Next.

In the next window, select TCP and Specific local ports and put this number on the input box: 80, 443, 8080 and press next.

Select Allow the connection.

Check in all the boxes, to apply rules at Domain, Private and Public.

Assing a name relatively to the rule we just created. For example: Allow incoming connections in Apache and click finish.

Now we can try connecting from another device, by open in a browser the IP address of our server. In my case http://192.168.1.59/. Well, as can be seen, our apache server is configured and ready to use. From now, we can install PHP module or MySQL. Also, we invited you to check our tutorial about FTP servers

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