Setting up Apache webserver on Windows Vista

[JedClampett]

I need to set up a WAMP package on Windows Vista.

I'm looking at:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

and also found:

http://www.easyphp.org/

What's the easiest way to install and setup a WAMP stack for Windows Vista please?

What do you use or recommend?

TIA

Jed

[jaclaz]

Have a look at this, also:

http://microapache.kerys.co.uk/

and to the various "altenatives":

http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?sc=125

jaclaz

[JedClampett]

Thanks for your reply jaclaz.

Those different portable versions of apache look interesting.

I think I will be using XAMPP for now, as that seems to work very nicely.

I tried EasyPHP but could not get the services to start.

Jed

[JedClampett]

This is on Vista Home Premium 32 bit.

I found that XAMPP was the most easiest to install. With the others I could not get Apache to start.

The only thing is XAMPP requires UAC to be turned off to install or run it.

I'd rather not turn UAC off globally so I thought about creating a separate user - called xampp-devel - and then assigning the permissions to the installation directory (C:\xampp) and it's contents to this user. Would that work please?

TIA

Jed

Edited September 19, 2012 by JedClampett