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How To Install A Local Web Server
On PC or Apple
This section I will go over common concepts and keywords that you should get to know.
The first part will give you an option where to download a local web server both for Windows and Apple operating systems.
The second part are key words that both packages use for folder location and identification.
Lastly in the sections that follow I will cover installing a local web server on both Windows and Apple operating systems.
Then highlight a few tips about its parts.
Please note: That there are entire books on the programs inside these pre made web server packages
and its out of the scope of this tutorial to go into full detail of each option.
Pre made web server packages:
These packages are acronyms for web server stacks based on the operating system.
Example: WAMP = Windows Apache Mysql PHP
WAMP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_WAMPs
My choice for the Windows operating system local web server is the Xampp Server.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#644
MAMP = Macintosh Apache Mysql PHP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAMP
My choice for the Apple operating system local web server is the MAMP Server.
http://www.mamp.info/en/download.html
Common keywords for web server folders both for Windows and Apple operating systems.
Bin: folder name where the executable programs are stored in most cases.
Conf: Short for configuration files "ini,cnf,conf" etc.
Logs: Where information is stored about system errors
and what type of browser and client came to the web site.
Most server and applications keep a log for error records etc.
Tmp: Is short for temporary folder is a place where files are stored for a period of time.
This can also be called a cache.
Library: Seen mostly in UNIX systems Please note: That the Apple OS X is a Unix operating system.
Windows uses almost the same type system but are called DLL files. The Library folder is where
program library classes are stored.
Data or DB: Most of the time this is where the Mysql Database or other database files are kept.
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