How to setup an apache signup page.
I am very aware of that this must be the 100th repost
but as I had alot of trouble getting my signup page work
in the beginning I decided to write this anyway.
Step one(1); Downloading
This includes spora and Wamp2.0.
We will be using an earlier release of Spora, as it is easier to operate.
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Step two(2); Extracting and Installing
Extract the website.rar file using WinRar or 7Zip.
Extract the two rar files in the folders and keep them
seperated. Install WampServer2.0, this is not to hard
if you have any problems contact me or someone else.
I will not include how to install this here.
Step three(3); Configuration
After WampServer is installed, press(Left Mouse Button)
the wamp button in your sidebar.
Press the "www directory" button.
Copy the two files from your Spora folder into the www directory.
Open the "Index.php" file.
Now configure it with the info of your website/mysql.
"DATABASENAME" - name of the database where the "Character"
table is.
"PASSWORD" - the password to the MySql server.
"ACCOUNTDATABASENAME" - the database where the "Accounts"
table is.
"IP/URL OF THE WEBSITE" - the adress/url to the website
"NAME OF WEBSITE" - the name of the website
The rest info is the default for all servers, and I think that
if you know how to change the port on your server
I think you will figure it out here too : ).
Step four(4); Test the port 80
This is what gets most people, port 80 is an
commonly used port. So always test if it is occupied.
In wamp you have a function for that.
So press(Left Mouse Click) the wamp button.
Hoover over Apache and press test port 80.
If anything is using port 80, turn off that program
otherwhize continue to the next step.
A common program that uses port 80 is Skype.
Remember to always turn off skype before starting
your server!
Step five(5); Start the Apache server!
Now it is finally time to start the server!
This is easy just click the Wamp button,
hoover over Apache and press "Start/Resume Service".
The wamp icon should change from red to yellow
and you can now try and go to your hompage.
If anything isn't working do not hesitate over contacting me!
Hope this helped you,
- Chance