How to set up Apache web server using AppServ
Windows February 1st, 2007What is web server?
A web server is service that runs on a computer and allows other computers to download documents from it. This article provides step by step guide, how to install and configure a web server by using AppServ which will use Apache as a web server with PHP and MySql support, to help people who want to run own web server but lack skill to install and configure.
What is AppServ?
AppServ is an application that integrates Apache, PHP and MySQL and install them for you just in a few minutes. It is distributed under GNU/GPL License so it’s free.
Step 1: Get the file
At the time of writing this article, there are 2 version;
- 2.4.x contains PHP 4 and most software are older versions so it’s more stable.
- 2.5.x contains PHP 5 and most are newest releases at the official sites so it’s supports more function, but may less stable than 2.4.x.
It’s up to you to decide which is suitable for you.
- Get download by go to developer site.
- Or if you don’t want to go to the site, you can download 2.5.7 at here.
Step 2: Installation
| 2.1 When you finished download, double-click the file. The welcome screen will be shown, click Next. |
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| 2.2 Click ‘I Agree’ to accept the license agreement. |
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| 2.3 Choose the directory where you want to install AppServ, I use the default one. click Next. |
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| 2.4 Choose the components to install, click Next. |
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| 2.5 This is apache configuration. The server name use ‘localhost’ so you can access at http://localhost. Specify admin’s e-mail and port for apache. (recommend to leave 80 as it’s default) |
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| 2.6 Now configure MySql, enter password for root account. Also, you can choose charset at here. Then click Install. The installation will start. |
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| 2.7 Now installation is finished, you can run Apache and MySql now by click Finish or if you want to run it later uncheck the box that you want. |
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| 2.8 To verify that installation is complete, simply open http://localhost (or any server name that you provide while set up). The page will look similar this. |
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That’s it. Now you have your own web server just in few minutes.
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March 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Do you know maybe what is the difference between that appserv and apache server that you need to configure everything and it takes like 15mins to do that?
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
AppServ is the package contains Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin. It helps you to setup your web server faster and simpler. There is no differences if you install each of these software by yourself one-by-one.
Also, there is another one that similar to AppServ. It is XAMPP. It includes the Apache web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl, a FTP server and phpMyAdmin. You can find it at sourceforge.net
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Thanks for the short tutorial. I have a question though. Which is better, AppServ or XAMPP? Thanks.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Hi Tony,
I’m not sure about XAMPP. I haven’t try it much. I think AppServ is OK for me and no need to try others.
September 17th, 2008 at 5:14 am
I’ve installed AppServ but when I go to localhost/ i only get a blank page.Any Suggestions?
September 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Hi, Wobby.
I’ve never seen any error after installation. But I want you to try access the web server by using your computer name, like this, http://your-computer-name.
Or try to access the web server with other browser such as Firefox, Opera, etc.
Or try check Windows event log to see if there is any error message about the installation.
Or try to reinstall the application again.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
hmm…i’ve never had this problem again before also…i will install again
April 19th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
thanks 4 d tutorial. newbie here, now, how do i upload my own website to the server? u know, the index.html… thanks
April 26th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Hi, Henyongadik01
Using ftp software such as FileZilla, you can upload files to server. But you need an FTP account to login to the server.
July 7th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
hi linglom, how to protect my directories by accessing other users becoz my ftp has no password i want to put a password how can i do that?i try installing html password protect but im not satisfied because the sub directories can open directly. Html password protect only the main domain, hoping for your immediate reply, im using windows base appserv…
July 8th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Hi, Dave
You should be able to configure password from your FTP server. The step may vary depends on which software (FTP server) that you are using.
July 19th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
hi, linglom. how do yo do?
i have some problem to configure php on appserv. maybe u can help me. how to turn off display error and register global. i need that things off in order to install joomla. thx
July 21st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hi, Jimmy Adrian
To configure these settings, you have to edit php.ini file. By default, it located on C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder. Open the file with notepad and search for “display_errors” and set to display_errors = Off. Next, search for “register_globals” and set to
register_globals = Off.
Then, save the file and restart the Apache service.
July 25th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Hi I installed appserv and entered localhost and i got in with proplames but when i tried doing it using my ip ip address i couldn’t get in
March 14th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Ok i tried fixing problems 4 times and reinstalled alot. it still wont work. i type ion local host and says localhost was not set up to establish with www.
and i even did the error message fix and register global fix and it still doesnt work. and last but not least i tried to manual start apache and said it was unable to bind too 0.0.0.0. what does this mean?
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Hi, Nick
It could be that other application may use the current port (80 is the default). For example, IIS.
The solution is that change the port that apache is using. Edit httpd.conf file and change the text below from
to
Then, start the apache service again. And try to access the server like this:
http://localhost:8080/
http://your-server-name:8080/
July 20th, 2010 at 12:24 am
thankyou sorry for late response lol and as soon as my computer is fixed ill be glad to try it!