How to configure wampserver for local development

 

Most people who are new to web development  always find  it difficult working with a testing server to test their programs.
wampserver is a local development server which enables programmers to test and debug their programs before deployment . even though wampserver can be used to host website in a LAN (local area network) it is not advisable to host very important sites like an e-commerce site or an application portal because of the security risks involved.

In this post i will walk you through the processes required to set  up wampserver 2.5 on a windows machine running either  windows 7,8 or 10 OS .While in a separate post I will be demonstrating how to configure MAMP and LAMP which are the alternatives to wamp for persons running Linux or Mac OS.

This tutorial will be in Two simple steps;

1. downloading  and installing Wamp server 
2. Configuring WampServer for local development

Which won't take more than 15 minutes to complete.

So lets get started ,first thing is to go over to the official Wampserver site an download wamp 2.5 depending on your systems architecture either a 32bits or a 64 bits. If your not sure you can check by going to your control panel and clicking on the system tab under systems and and security.You can also simply do this by pressing the windows key and  the "x" key together.
Once your download is complete you must confirm that you have Visual studio 2012 redistributable installed in your computer before proceeding to intall or else you will get an error will the installation is in progress or when you lunch the application, so do this just go over to  your control panel and click on programs  features under program.You should she Microsoft visual C++ 2012 otherwise head over Microsoft and download the redistributable. If every  thing is in order your ready to proceed with installation. Make  sure  your installation path is in the root directory example "C:\wamp"  and avoid installing the program  under another directory.