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* [http://abishekravi.blogspot.com/2010/01/configuring-wamp-on-port-8080.html How To Configure WAMP on Port 8080:] An illustrative guide to configure WAMP on port 8080 or any port other than the default 80. |
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WAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a Microsoft Windows operating system.
WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and PHP (or Perl or Python, although WAMP includes PHP exclusively). Apache is a web server. MySQL is an open-source database. PHP is a scripting language that can manipulate information held in a database and generate web pages dynamically each time content is requested by a browser. Other programs may also be included in a package, such as phpMyAdmin which provides a graphical user interface for the MySQL database manager, or the alternative scripting languages Python or Perl.
Installing WAMP
Generally, only a user with administrator privileges can install a WAMP package. This means that these packages cannot be installed on many hosted services.
Variants and Equivalents on other platforms
With the growing use of LAMP, variations and retronyms appeared for other combinations of operating system, web server, database, and software language.
There is an alternative AMP package for the Microsoft Windows operating system called WIMP.
The equivalent installation on a Linux operating system is known as LAMP.
The equivalent installation on a Macintosh operating system is known as MAMP.
The equivalent installation on a Solaris operating system is known as SAMP.
The equivalent installation on a FreeBSD operating system is known as FAMP.
See also
- Solution stack
- Comparison of WAMPs
- WIMP: A similar package where the Apache is replaced by Internet Information Services (IIS)
- How to Setup Apache, PHP, MySQL, and More on Windows
- From Newbie to Webmeister: A guide for someone who's never run a server before, from Sheepdog Software.
- How To Configure WAMP on Port 8080: An illustrative guide to configure WAMP on port 8080 or any port other than the default 80.