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WAMP refers to a web development software stack utilizing Windows, Apache Web Server, MySQL database, and the PHP programming language. Compare with LAMP.

WAMP stands for , , and . It refers to preconfigured packages that include those components. It is usually meant for development purposes only, not for production use. This is due to the insecure default settings, which are designed to get a developer up and running quickly. In production environments, it's usually preferable to install and configure each component separately.

There are both 32 bits and 64 bits from the same version release. It is characterized by the ability to switch Apache, MySQL and PHP releases. There are some other packages like WAMP such as and

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How can I send an email using PHP?

I am using PHP on a website and I want to add emailing functionality. I have WampServer installed. How do I send an email using PHP?
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WAMP error: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phpmyadmin/ on this server

I am new to WAMP and I have just installed it today. The setup went well and localhost seems to work, but when I try to access phpMyAdmin I get this error: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phpmyadmin/ on this server. Why do I get…
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Running Composer returns: "Could not open input file: composer.phar"

I am new to symfony2 and reading symblog. In third chapter while trying with data-fixtures I tried the command: php composer.phar update but I got the error: Could not open input file: composer.phar So I googled a little and tried php…
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WAMP shows error 'MSVCR100.dll' is missing when install

When I tried to install WAMP, that popped up the following alert, I clicked OK, it continued to install WAMP. When I start, the WAMP logo is always 'yellow'. It isn't turning 'green', meaning there's something wrong. What exactly is the…
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PHP cURL not working - WAMP on Windows 7 64 bit

I got my WAMP installed on my windows 7 64bit. cURL is not working, but still I got it enabled from the WAMP tray. I have also uncommented extension=php_curl.dll in php.ini for both the PHP and Apache folder. Windows give me an error message, PHP…
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What is maximum query size for mysql?

What is maximum query size for mysql? Some times the server stops working when I fire a too long query.
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Access localhost from the internet

I need to forward my localhost for a short period of time for testing purposes. It has to be accessed from the public internet. How can I achieve this?
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How to enable local network users to access my WAMP sites?

First of all, I read at least 20 articles about this topic, and not one of them can match up the scenario and I screwed up the process numerous times. So I turn help by offering my specific scenario if any help will be appreciated. Laptops or other…
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WAMP/XAMPP is responding very slow over localhost

I don't know what the problem is. WAMP was very slow, so I reformatted my computer and installed WAMP. Still, accessing localhost is very, very slow, and sometimes it doesn't even load at all. I even removed it and replaced it with XAMPP, but I…
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How to change port number for apache in WAMP

I am new to WAMP server and installed it on my system but after installing it when I check it by going to localhost url like this http://localhost/ in the browser it is not working. I am getting a 404 error and blank page. This is because my 80…
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Windows: XAMPP vs WampServer vs EasyPHP vs alternative

There was a similar question asked here three years ago, but I want to open it up further to include all possible Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP stacks. Which to do you think is best? XAMPP seems to be the most popular, but I've read several bad things…
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Configure WAMP server to send email

Is there a way that I can configure the WAMP server for PHP to enable the mail() function?
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WAMP 403 Forbidden message on Windows 7

I have installed WAMP version 2.1 on my windows 7 machine. When i browse to localhost in my browser, the WAMP server page is visible. But when I browse to my IP in my browser, I get the message 403 Forbidden: You don't have permission to access /…
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How to solve WAMP and Skype conflict on Windows 7?

I have Windows 7 (32-bit) installed on laptop. I downloaded WAMP server and installed it with it's default options. However, I noticed that Apache does not work (while MySQL does work!). I tried to install it via Apache → Service → Install Service…
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Project Links do not work on Wamp Server

I am installing the Wamp Server on another computer to run a mid-sized database and UI. I have been successful in blocking IIS and routing the server to Localhost:8080. But whenever I try to access on of my projects from the localhost homepage, in…
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