Category Archives: Apache

The Apache HTTP Server has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996. More than 70% of the web sites on the Internet are using Apache, thus making it more widely used than all other web servers combined. From installation to configuration and more, these articles cover the most commonly asked questions and offer insights into the myriad ins-and-outs of this seminal piece of software.

Running Multiple Websites on Apache

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Robert Love

You’ve been creating websites on your Apache installation on Windows – making a sub-directory for each site you want to design/develop. But wouldn’t it be good if you could run multiple websites on a single Apache installation – changing http://localhost/mynewsite1/, http://localhost/mynewsite2/, etc. to http://mynewsite1/, http://mynewsite2/, etc. Well you can! – with Apache Virtual Hosts. This article will show you how to run as many websites (or Virtual Hosts) as you like on your Apache installation on Windows by making a few simple additions to your Apache configuration file and your Windows hosts file. Continue reading →

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Installing Apache, MySQL and PHP on Windows

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Robert Love

This is it! The definitive guide to installing and configuring Apache 2.2.4, MySQL 5.0.27 and PHP 5.2.1 on Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) with support for both MySQL and MySQLi PHP extensions. And, yes, if you follow these instructions to the letter, the software will actually work! Continue reading →

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