looking for some help with WAMP

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by huxley001, May 12, 2010.

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    I'm looking for some that could guide me through using Wamp.

    my goal is to create a smiple website, learn how to use the programs, upload software script.

    idea is to find open source software script. see if I can learn how to operate a website,,, with the whole paid hosting , which I want to get a hosting plan later on,,,,,

    just would like to learn more, this website stuff is all new to me.


    so again looking for someone that could guid me through,,, like comunicate through pm

    thanks
     
    huxley001, May 12, 2010 IP
  2. wwwbryan

    wwwbryan Well-Known Member

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    It is actually very simple to use WAMP. All you need to do is install WAMP, then place your website in the www folder where you installed WAMP. By default it is in C:/wamp/www.
     
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    so I just add a software script to the folder? do I need to get myself a free domain,, or is it going to be that http:/ localhost thing



    any place for good tutorials to use and create websites using WAMP?
    thanks
     
    huxley001, May 13, 2010 IP
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    I have used wamp to install wordpress. If you are interested on how to do it, i have made a free video tutorial.

    Let me know if it works
     
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    To launch your web server go to Start › All Programs › WampServer (or wherever you installed WAMP to) and click start WampServer.
    1. WAMP provides quick access to certain important files, one of them being httpd.conf.
    2. Left-click WAMP icon and select Config files › httpd.conf.
    3. The file will probably open up in Notepad.
    4. Press Ctrl+F and enter documentroot.
    5. Make sure case sensitive search is disabled and hit enter.
    6. You should find a line that looks like DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/wamp/www/".
    7. Copy that line then put a # in front of it: #DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/wamp/www/".
    8. Paste the copied line just below and adjust it to where your custom root folder is located (e.g. DocumentRoot "C:/my_cool_site/").
    9. Resume the search (usually by pressing F3) and you'll find a line like: <Directory "C:/Program Files/wamp/www/">.
    10. Again copy the line, put a # in front, paste copied line below and adjust it (e.g. <Directory "C:/my_cool_site/">).
    11. Save and close the file.
     
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