Installing Apache

AusQB

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I'm completely lost. Can someone give me a very basic guide to installing Apache 2.0.x on Windows XP?

I've installed the thing, but can't get that "It works!" page to come up. I'm not sure where the problem is, and I don't have an error log for some reason.

EDIT: I get this error when trying to start the Apache server:

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Also, if I run a web server from my computer, do I still need to purchase a domain name?
 
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jnjc

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At a guess it looks like IIS is running on that machine. There is a version of IIS on XP which allows local connections. Apache is saying it can't listen on port 80 because something else is. Port 80 is your http port so it's most likely IIS thats already listening on the port. Stop IIS and then try and run Apache.

HTH,
JC
 

jnjc

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Where you getting the same message before you installed IIS ?
I'd remove IIS before you go any further and then try again.
Have you tried googling the error message ?
 

cmjvulavala

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You could completely uninstall Apache and then run a program such as WAMP or The Saint Wamp as these will install Apache configured with PHP and mySQL in one packages. You dont learn how to setup the server but judging by how you havent searched Google for the error yet I'm guessing you are a novice with setting up/running a webserver
 

AusQB

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You could completely uninstall Apache and then run a program such as WAMP or The Saint Wamp as these will install Apache configured with PHP and mySQL in one packages. You dont learn how to setup the server but judging by how you havent searched Google for the error yet I'm guessing you are a novice with setting up/running a webserver

I didn't Google the specific error, but I browsed through a lot of FAQs and Wiki's for any hint at what should be a very obvious and simple mistake on my part.

But don't worry anymore, I decided to let it go.

I really only wanted it for testing purposes, which by the way, can I install PHP by itself in order to preview php files locally?
 

cmjvulavala

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The best way to test PHP files is on a webserver... you can run PHP not on a webserver but its weird. Your best bet is the pre-configured servers I posted URIs to earlier.
 

jnjc

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I run PHP on my XP laptop and it works just fine. Go to the php.net and download the windows installer, it pretty much takes care of everything...

HTH,
JC
 
Hi,

Go to the following site:.wampserver.com
Download WAMP5 .It'll install Apache,PHP5,My SQL. u no need to configure. It'll automatically configure.
 
There is a version of IIS on XP which allows local connections. Apache is saying it can't listen on port 80 because something else is. Port 80 is your http port so it's most likely IIS thats already listening on the port.
 
At a guess it looks like IIS is running on that machine. There is a version of IIS on XP which allows local connections. Apache is saying it can't listen on port 80 because something else is. Port 80 is your http port so it's most likely IIS thats already listening on the port. Stop IIS and then try and run Apache.
 
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