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Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP




Course Summary
Description

Course name:
Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP

Author:
David Gassner

Duration:
01h 49m

Released on:
1/21/2011

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Mac and Windows

Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP with David Gassner describes how to install and perform the initial configuration of Apache, MySQL, and PHP, known as the AMP stack, on a local development computer. Chapters are devoted to multiple installation approaches: installing the components separately on both Windows and Mac, installing the pre-packaged Apache and MySQL distributions in WampServer on Windows and MAMP on Mac, and installing the cross-platform XAMPP on both Mac and Windows. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
  • Performing Apache, PHP, and MySQL as separate installs
  • Setting the MySQL root user password
  • Installing WampServer
  • Changing PHP versions with WampServer add-ons
  • Installing MAMP
  • Configuring Apache and MySQL server ports
  • Installing Xampp for Windows and Mac
  • Managing MySQL security through Xampp
  • Detecting and handling port conflicts


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