Installing Apache

First we begin with installing Apache. Installing Apache is quite easy as the installation program uses the known Installation Wizard system.

Run the Apache installation - file, press Next, Agree with the License Agreement, Next and Next. Now we have come to some important choices regarding Server Information:

Press Next, choose Complete installation together with Next and accept standard installation path. Press Next and Install. (If you must do some configuration changes afterwards you will have to edit httpd.conf. To do that you can choose Start + Programs + Apache HTTP Server + Configure Apache

After the installation you will find a new program group called Apache HTTP server with possibilities to edit configuration and to start / stop / restart Apache (Start + Programs + Apache HTTP server + Your choice).

Start your favourite internet browser. Write in the address http://localhost/ or http://yourPCname/ (yourPCname is the named you wrote in the Server Name field when you installed Apache). You should now get a test page which tells you what Apache is running.

We shall do some configuration changes in Apache later, but now it is time to install PHP