Double-click on the self-installing application WampServer2.0 setup file. When you are asked about desktop and tray icons, select both for activation and select the default setting for all other installation options. This is the opening screen you should be encountering as you install WampServer 2:  Click [Next >] and  You'll be treated to some legal language that basically allows you to use open source code without having to spend big bucks, so the no-brainer is to accept the agreement, click [Next >] and move on to the setting for WampServer 2's location.  The smart move here is to accept the default location 'c:\wamp'.  I recommend checking these boxes so you get icons on your Desktop area as well as your System Tray.  Click [Next >]  Watch that green line go.  You'll be asked to select your default browser. Although this is theoretically optional, as a practical matter you will select Firefox. Firefox has powerful debugging resources, such as FireBug and FireFTP that you'll use if you're serious about being able to debug website projects. Don't have firefox installed yet? Bookmark this page, install the latest version of Firefox, with the FireBug and FireFTP plugins, and come back here.  When the installation script triggers this UAC alert, click [Unblock] to proceed  The default settings will do when you are prompted for the PHP mail parameters. Eventually you will have to modify these settings in a php.ini file. For now, click [Next >].  Click [Finish] and we're home free. This is basically what your directory structure should look like after the installation of WampServer 2:  Do you see the c:\wamp\www directory? That's where we will install the files needed for Drupal. For now, check out your System Tray. Do you see this?  If you do, that's great. A white handset looking icon indicates your new server is functioning properly. Right-click and left-click on this icon to explore your options. You should find database administrators, localhost page browsing and a broad variety of configuration settings for Apache, MySQL and PHP at your disposable. If a red or yellow colored icon is on your System Tray, we've got a problem. If you describe in the comments below what happened before you got a red or yellow colored icon, maybe I or someone else can describe how they successfully handled that situation. |
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