Windows AMP

You have Windows XP. Download the other packages from their respective sites:

1. Apache from httpd.apache.org
2. MySQL from www.mysql.com
3. PHP from www.php.net

Download the latest stable versions. In this section, we are using Apache 2.0.55, MySQL and PHP .

After installing Apache, you may see the files in the folder C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\. The web pages are stored in “htdocs” sub-folder and the configuration files are stored in “conf” sub-folder. You may save your web pages in a new folder “c:\htdocs”. In this case you need to modify the “httpd” file in “conf” folder to make these changes:

DocumentRoot “C:/htdocs”

<Directory “C:/htdocs”>

Open a browser and type:

http://localhost

If the Apache is installed properly, you will see a screen as shown below:

Now install PHP 4.3.4 by unzipping the downloaded file to, for example, C:\PHP. Copy the file php.ini-dist in the PHP folder to your Windows folder (e.g., C:\Windows) and rename it as php.ini.

Copy php4ts.dll to any path mentioned in PATH environment variable (e.g., C:\Windows\System32). Now modify Apache configuration file httpd to reflect the following lines:

New PC

I am trying to upgrade my Cyrix III /128 MB system with a fast and cheap new system. The system is alright for my home use, which we mostly use for Internet, E-mail and Office applications. Now it is 5 years old and I simply want a better system with 512 MB RAM.

I liked the Cyrix processor a lot because of its low power consumption and coolness. Though the system clocks 800 MHz, it is good enough for Windows XP and all the Office, Internet and E-Mail applications.

There are the leading chips like Intel and AMD in variety available in the market. Still I checked with Cyrix people for their new processor. They do not have a solution for the PC now, since they are concentrating on Embedded solutions.

A lot of research is being done in the local market and on the Internet for the pricing, features and availability of different processors from Intel and AMD.