WAMP5 (meaning WAMP Windows Apache MySQL PHP) is a platform for Web development under Windows. It allows you to develop dynamic Web sites using the Apache server, the PHP5 scripting language and a MySQL database version 5. It also helps PHPMyAdmin and SQLite Manager to easily manage your database.
WAMP5 installs easily and allows use very intuitive to configure quickly (but not the configuration files).
Installing WAMP5
First, its installation is very easy and requires no knowledge of the Apache2 web server (installed as a service named “wampapache), the MySQL server (installed as a service named” wampmysql “) and the platform PHP5 are functional at the end of the installation does not require the intervention of the user to select the installation folder, the folder where you put your web pages and some other parameters such as, for example, your favorite Internet browser. All configuration files are then modified to match your options and you have nothing more to do!
WAMP5′s installation is compact. All files are copied to the installation directory of WAMP5. In short, in three clicks, you have a running web server, and that’s what counts!
Using WAMP5
When you start WAMP5, an icon appears in the taskbar. You just have to make a left click to access the menu, which makes WAMP5 very easy to use. It can manage both servers (Apache and MySQL) separately for (re) start or shut down your server. Configuring Apache or PHP is quick: you can (and) add or remove modules Apache, aliases or PHP extensions passing only through the menu without touching the configuration files.
Do you need more details? You can access the configuration files directly from the menu. Finally, you can switch WAMP5 mode “offline” to “online” to share your sites on your Internet connection.
The add-ons WAMP5
Wamp5 has add-ons that can add to add some features: it is possible to add PHP4 and transform into a WAMP5 server 2 in 1 (PHP4 or PHP5) with two different configuration files. By clicking mouse it allows to switch from one version of PHP to the next.
There are other add-ons to install Perl, MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser, Zend optimizer (to improve the performance of your server) and / or Webalizer (to generate statistics).