Manual install on Windows 7 with Apache and MySQL: Difference between revisions
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==Step 3: Install PHP== | ==Step 3: Install PHP== |
Revision as of 10:15, 14 February 2013
These are instructions for installing on Windows 7 desktop using individual components rather than a one click installer. This is intended only as a testing/evaluation install via 'localhost'. Proper server configuration and security is not considered.
Step 1: Install MySQL
- Install the MySQL database server on your PC. We will do this using the 'MSI' one-click installer for Windows. Go to http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ and download the 'MySQL Installer for Windows'. At the time of writing this was from a very obvious graphic at the top of the screen (which I missed the first time).
- Run the installation. Click...
- Install MySQL products
- Accept the license
- Allow the version check (optional)
- At 'Choose a Setup Type' accept the "Developer Default" and click Next
- A number of downloads of required software may be identified. Click Execute and follow onscreen instructions to install them.
- At 'Installation progress' screen, hit Execute - the MySQL software will be installed
- At 'Configuration overview' hit Next to go to the basic configuration screen.
- Accept all the defaults on the 'MySQL Server Configuration' and hit Next.
- On the password screen, supply a password for the 'root' (main administrator) user. Make sure it's one you won't forget. You can also create a 'User' account just for Moodle with more restricted access if you like. This would be good practice on a public server but just using the 'root' user will suffice for testing.
- On the Service details page, accept the defaults and hit Next and then Next a couple more times for the configuration progress.
- Click Finish. Job done.
- MySQL Workbench will open. Under Server Administration (right hand column, double click 'Local MySQL56' (or whatever you called it). A box should pop up asking for the root password. Enter the password you supplied
- The server management screen should appear. You don't have to worry too much about this. It just shows the install is working.
Step 2: Install Apache
- Install the Apache web server on your PC.