Apache is far and away the most popular web server currently in use and an ideal choice for our development server.

A comprehensive Apache help system can be found here.

Apache Step 1.
Download Apache here. Use the msi version.

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Apache Step 2.
Click next at the welcome screen

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Apache Step 3.
Accept the license agreement.

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Apache Step 4.
Setup a network and server domain. In the development environment it doesn't matter what settings you enter here but it's good practice to use localhost.

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Apache Step 5.
Select the setup type. Use the default 'Typical' setup.

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Apache Step 6.
Chose an installation directory.

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Apache Step 7.
Finish the installation

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Apache Step 8.
To test your new installed web server open a web browser and visit the URL: http://localhost You should get a result like this:




We will come back later to refine the Apache configuration, but now let's install PHP.