--- title: "WAMP Server Installation in Windows" description: "There are lots of tools through which we can install PHP such as WAMP, XAMPP, etc. Here I prefer WAMP tools to install PHP. WAMP stands for Window" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2011-09-01 updated: 2020-05-25 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/712/wamp-server-installation-in-windows category: "php" tags: ["php"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # WAMP Server Installation in Windows There are lots of tools through which we can install PHP such as WAMP, XAMPP, etc. Here I prefer WAMP tools to install PHP. WAMP stands for Window Apache MySQL PHP. You can download the WAMP server from http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php. The WAMP Server is a [Windows web development environment](https://www.mindstick.com/Articles/872/custom-message-box-in-c-sharp-dot-net). This allows you to create [web applications](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302483/full-stack-development-the-complete-guide-to-building-modern-web-applications) with Apache, PHP and [MySQL database](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/390/how-to-create-mysql-database-backup-file-using-php). This also comes with PHPMyAdmin to easily [manage your](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12870/10-easy-ways-to-manage-your-business-email-inbox) databases. The WAMP Server installs automatically via installer and its usage is very intuitive. You will be able to modify your server without even touching the setting files. WAMP Server is the only packaged solution that will allow you to reproduce your own [production server](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159285/describe-how-you-would-deploy-a-mern-stack-application-to-a-production-server). Once WAMP Server is installed, you have the possibility to add as many Apache, MySQL and PHP release as you want. To install WAMP Server, first, download the setup of the WAMP server and follows the following step. **Step 1:** [Double click](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156225/differentiate-between-google-adword-and-double-click) on the WAMP Server setup. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/e77fdd76-fbdc-4d85-8c2a-486ef1ca6a02.png) [Click button](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34274/how-to-pass-combobox-value-from-windows-form-edirrow-to-windows-form-form1-where-click-button) ‘Next’. **Step 2:** Select ‘I accept the agreement’ and then click the ‘Next button’. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/2315c0ce-d963-406d-9899-f2f835028c7c.png) **Step 3:** ‘c: \wamp’ showing the default directory where WAMP is installing, here you can browse any other directory to install it. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/f168af4f-c42d-4b26-8f8f-2046b3625c75.png) Click button ‘Next’. **Step 4:** Select ‘Additional icons’ such as ‘create a Quick Launch icon’ and ‘Create a Desktop icon’. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/48cdec68-f750-470a-b430-ae12dec6ef20.png) Click button ‘Next’. **Step 5**: This is the confirmation window before installing the setup. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/e4b52985-75df-4137-99c3-8df0b9b9a8ff.png) Click button ‘Install’. **Step 6:** Now setup installation begins. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/0027442f-38dd-4f37-9b6f-026fa79bc20d.png) Click on the button ‘Finish’ to exit setup. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/32e5229d-e412-4aca-9df9-38ebc4f4c424.png) **Step 7:** After successful installation clicks on the [notification](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/205/property-notification-in-c-sharp) area of the windows desktop. ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/5d7842af-86cb-46fe-a7c1-a41c210c656a.png) Now we have to verify that the installed Wamp server [works properly](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33371/how-will-you-design-a-text-view-which-works-properly-for-both-mobiles-and-tablets) or not. To do that open in address http://localhost:85/ (where 85 is port no) ![WAMP Server Installation in Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d319a665-bf49-4eaf-beb4-875d73af867a/images/81f51d4e-e87b-4c16-8be1-f483fbba8577.png) So this is the whole process of installing the WAMP server in the windows [operating system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114592/which-mobile-operating-system-is-better-for-privacy-ios-or-android). --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/712/wamp-server-installation-in-windows Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.