Local Drupal installation (using WampServer)
What you'll need:
1. Drupal latest version
2. Wamp5 grab it from http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php
Steps:
1. Install Wamp
2. unzip Drupal into your wamp's www folder. Rename drupal-5.1 directory to drupal (eg C:\wamp\www\drupal)
3. Run WAMP, you should get a wamp icon in your system tray. You need the dial to be white to continue. Note if you run Skype, it interferes with WAMP and so you have to start WAMP without Skype running (and then start Skype if you need it)
4. open a browser window and go to http://localhost/
5. press to phpmyadmin link
in field "create new database" enter drupaldb (it's going to be a database name for this installation).
Press Create.
6. now open http://localhost/drupal
follow the on screen prompts to install drupal.
On screen prompts and what to enter in the boxes:
Database type: mysql
Database name: drupaldb
Database username: root
Database password: (don't put anything in this box)
Save configuration.
7. Create the first account
Username: admin
Enter your email
Then press create
Probably you will get this message:
"warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and
"smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in C:\wamp\www\drupal\includes\common.inc on line 1970."
It's OK. Just enter and confirm password. As this is only for testing locally I'd suggest setting the password to:
admin (or something like that)
Save information.
Press link Home.
Visit administration section, it will say "One or more problems were detected with your Drupal installation. Check the
status report for more information."
Go to status report.
If File system marked as red, press File system link. Press save configuration.
Press Administer link.
Again status report.
If Cron maintenance is red, press run cron manually. Color should change to green.
Now remaining problem is GD library:
Left click on Wamp icon in tray. Choose: PHP Settings -> PHP extensions -> click php_gd2
Refresh your webpage. Color is green everywhere.
Oppa!!! You now have a local copy of Drupal for testing purposes :)
Save address http://localhost/drupal/ to your favorites. You must have running wampserver in order to access your
drupal webpage.
regards,
RedLynx
http://www.izvideo.com
Works like a charm. Thanks!
Works like a charm. Thanks!
Clean URLs
Hi,
I couldn't find how to do clean urls with WAMPserver...
enable mod_rewrite
Hi Amitaibu,
Enable mod_rewrite in Apache.
I did this by "Config files" -> httpd.conf and removing the "#" from the "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" config entry.
You may also be able to enable it by "Apache Modules" -> "rewrite_module" (bit I haven't tried this method).
Regards,
Ray Smith
http://RaymonSmith.com
After doing both of the
After doing both of the things... It worked!
Oh man, community power :D
'Apache Modules' method works
Going to 'Apache Modules' and enabling 'rewrite_module' worked for me using WAMP 2.0.
Thanks for the instructions!
~ Merlund
www.GOGGLESON.net | the online paintball network
Contrib modules?
Anybody else having trouble getting contrib modules to show up in admin/build/modules?
I'm running drupal-5.7 on wampserver 2.0 under Vista 64, and I've unpacked the modules into sites/all/modules, just like always, but I can't enable them because they don't show up.
hi i have problem opening
hi
i have problem opening phpmyadmin. everything else seems to work fine.i can open localhost & sqlitemanager & my drupal project.
when i go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/, it gives me error 403
First time WampServer User
I'm new to wampserver. Their latest version has the latest php 5.2.6, apache, and mysql. Has anyone using this version yet and experienced any issues with it and installing latest version of Drupal 6.x? First install wampserver, then Drupal, correct? Also, I'm installing it on windows 2003..any issues with that platform?
I also downloaded the latest apps seperately but I guess wampserver has them all built in - its about 20mb!
antseo
Thankx
Thanks to all community members.
I'm not so hot on the wamp
I'm not so hot on the wamp install. Its a good way to get started, but it imposes some things on you that will come back to get you if you need to deploy in a non-WAMP environment. You really need to understand the configuration differences between WAMP and a standard PHP install.
beren erchamion
http://tarnaeluin.wordpress.com/
very easy and clear instructions
worked perfectly. txs. very much!
How do you upgrade this to Drupal 6.3?
Your instructions were excellent and smooth. But, then, I realized I installed Drupal 5x vs. what 6.3, which is what I needed. Guidance?
Same instructions goes for
Same instructions goes for all Drupal installations 5,6,7,etc'.
Trying to install a Drupal
Trying to install a Drupal 6.4 on a local WampServer 2.0 (Apache Version: 2.2.8, PHP Version: 5.2.6, MySQL Version: 5.0.51b) and when it comes to create the database it doesn't do anything. I enter the database name, user, password etc. press Save and Continue and the form resets itself and database isn't created. Anyone knows why this happens?
You need to first create the
You need to first create the DB via phpMyAdmin, then when you install Drupal point it to that DB.
Performance: Wampserver with Drupal6 SUCKS!!
I have a problem with the performance of the Wampserver2c (and previous versions) running Drupal.
It uses A LONG time to save eg. when I have selected 3-4 moduels at once, or choosing antoher theme.
Just showing "Waiting for localhost" bottom left for about 3-4 minutes, before finishing a module-save. It works, but it's like I actually can go get me a cup of tea while waiting. Very annoying. Especially when testing out modules/themes. Slow all over the whole local site, actually!
Have tried ApacheTriads and Easywamp, same problem.
Is it the network (100 Mbit ethernet w/ a ProLink DSL-router for Internet), apache (2.2.8), mysql (5.51b) or php(5.2.6)??
Tried to install Zend Optimizer, but it won't install, gives me a SP3 message. I have Win XP w/SP3 installed. But the problem was there a half year ago w/o the SP3...
How can I find out what's going on?
Using a DELL Inspiron 500m w/2 Gbyte RAM and 'bout 35 Gigg empty diskspace.
Thanks for ANY type of tips of what to do/where to go to find updated info on tuning W.A.M.P systems.
eivind
DB connection error
I am new to WAMP and not able to connect my db getting this erron on configuration page for drupal 6.4
Failed to connect to your MySQL database server. MySQL reports the following message: Access denied for user 'test_user'@'localhost' (using password: YES).
* Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
* Are you sure that you have typed the correct database hostname?
* Are you sure that the database server is running?
For more help, see the Installation and upgrading handbook. If you are unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your hosting provider.
Thank