#How to use wamp server for beginners install
#How to use wamp server for beginners 64 Bit
#How to use wamp server for beginners full

To check, open your browser and go to You will see a display text: MariaDB Version: 10.3.23 - Port defined for MariaDB: 3306 - default DBMS - Documentation MariaDB You will see there is a green check next to 'Allow MySQL'. Right-click on WAMP icon in taskbar and select 'WAMP settings'. This is will make things easier since majority of cases many web applications tend to leave their DB config settings for port 3306.В To change the port, Right-click Wampmanager icon ->В Tools -> Invert default DBMS MySQL MariaDB MySQL uses default port 3306 so before we disable MySQL, let's change the default port to be used by MariaDB.

Let's first disable both mySQL and Adminer since we wouldn't be using them. I have chosen the following for my development: WAMP configuration and settings to optimised our server development In the next section, we will change some WAMP configuration and settings to optimised our server development. I chose to go with MariaDB so we will disable mySQL. They are essentially the same so we only need one.

Remember, we have installed 2 database servers (mySQL and MariaDB). It should fire up your browser (Chrome which is the default browser we selected during the installation) and present you with this page: Left-click on the WAMP icon and click on 'Localhost'. Now that WAMP is running, let see if it is working. Each menu can be accessed either by left-click button or right-click button on the icon in the taskbar.

WAMPВ has twoВ menus for config, settings and tools.

Green icon means it is currently running.

You know WAMP is running because you will see another icon in your taskbar When installation is completed, you will have a shortcut icon on your desktop Click this to run WAMP.

#How to use wamp server for beginners install

Follow the install steps and choose the following settings: If you are not sure if your machine is 64bit or 32bit, you check on your PC by goingВ to control panel -> system and security -> system. Choose the installer package which matches your machine and operating system.

#How to use wamp server for beginners 64 Bit

As of writing this article, the version i downloaded wasВ Wampserver 3.2.0 64 bit ењ†4 (for Windows 10 64bit machine). If you want to skip filling out the form, just click on the link that says, 'you can download it directly'). Installing WAMPДownload WAMP at В (Note: the download link will take you to a page to ask you to fill in a form. If you have decided to go with WAMP, read on.Д«efore we begin, if you haven't installed Notepad++ I recommend you do. So here is a good article you can read upВ and i do recommend you read itВ if you are a beginner. It would take too long to explain what WAMP and XAMPP is and the pros and cons. WAMPВ also comes with a UI to manage your vhost which can be a time saver (though it is a shame you cannot delete vhost from the UI).

I tested bothВ WAMPВ and XAMPP briefly, and settled on using WAMP as i found XAMPP had too many server applications that i did not need and seems a bit more buggyВ than WAMP.

#How to use wamp server for beginners full

Both softwares are self-installed packages that will install a full AMP (Apache, MySQL andВ PHP) for you. You could use XAMPP or WAMP which will setup the same server environment without the hassleВ of doing everything manually. Manually installing each application would becomeВ veryВ tedious.

Manually install and configure each applicationВ ( Apache, MySQLВ or MariaDBВ and PHP).

There are multiple of ways to setup a development server on MS Windows: