Setting up WAMP Server

  1. Download WAMP server from this link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/.

  2. Open the downloaded file, follow the instructions on screen including license agreement, folder location, etc and continue to press “Next”.

  3. Accept the default installation settings.

Wampserver set up step 3

  1. Click “Next” and install the default settings.

  2. After installation is complete, go to the start menu and press on “Wampserver64”.

  3. If the installation is successful and all services are running, the server icon will show as a green color in the task bar.

Wampserver green icon

  1. Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/ and verify the server index page.

Set up MySQL database

  1. Click on phpMyAdmin to access phpMyAdmin.

Wampserver set up step 8

  1. Give the username as “root” (default username) and click “Go”.

Wampserver set up step 9

  1. Click “New” to create a new database.

Wampserver set up step 10

  1. Type a name for your database and collation “utf8_general_ci”. As an example, I named the database “demo-db” in the image below.

  2. Click “Create”.

Wampserver set up step 11 & 12

  1. You have now created a new database.


Developed by: Anusha Srirenganathan
Documented by: Byron Pritchett, Jr.
Tested by: Leslie Dawn