Requirements

Refer to the following sections for the recommended settings.

PHP

Use the following web server based on the platform being used:

• Windows: WAMP
• Linux: LAMPP
• Mac: MAMPP
• Cross Platforn: XAMPP

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PHP version 7.3 or higher.

Database Servers

Use one of the following servers or higher versions with InnoDB as the primary storage engine, and requires the PDO database extension:

• MySQL 5.5.3
• MariaDB 5.5.20
• Percona 5.5.8

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Below section illustrates the WAMP server installation steps.

Installing the Wamp Server

Webservers

Apache is the most commonly used web server for Drupal. Drupal will work on Apache 2.x hosted on UNIX/Linux, OS X, or Windows.

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Creating a database in the database server

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Setting up AMP Server

Sections below illustrate the installation of web servers in Windows and Linux platforms respectively.

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1. Perform the following actions based on the operating system as below:

   1. Windows: Double-click the downloaded executable file.

   2. Mac: Double-click the .dmg file to make its content available (name shows up in the Finder sidebar and usually a window opens showing the content as well) or drag the application from the .dmg window into /Applications to install (may need an administrator password).

   3. Linux: Give permissions to the executable file and run the executable in the command line by typing the below commands:

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      cd <path-to-folder-where-executable-exists> ./<executable-name>.run

      The following wizard appears.

      Tip
      The wizard below is pertaining to Linux; Windows and Mac wizard would be similar to this.

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      Figure 1: LAMP Setup wizard
      
      

2. Click Next twice and provide the installation folder and click Next. 
   
   

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   Figure 2: Setting the installation folder
   
   

3. To access the MySQL database, it requires an account with credentials. Type in the password and click Next.

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   The default username is 'root'.

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   Figure 3: Setting the MySQL password
   
   

4. Provide an unused port to the Apache Web server and click Next.
   
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   Figure 4: Providing the Apache Webserver port number
   
   

5. Provide an unused port to the SSL configuration and click Next.
   
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   Figure 5: Providing the SSL Port number
   
   

6. Provide an unused port to the MySQL server and click Next twice.
   
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   Figure 6: Providing the MySQL server port number
   
   Installation starts.

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   Figure 7: Installation status screen
   
   

7. After the installation is completed, click Finish. 
   
   

8. To start the apache and web servers, go to the LAMP installation folder and type in the following command in the command line:

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   ./manager-linux-x64.run

9. Go to Manage Servers and click Start All in the bottom to start the servers.

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   Status of the servers can be seen in the Status column in the dialog box. The default configuration for servers can be changed by clicking the Configure button against the server.

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   Figure 8: Starting the servers

Creating a database in the database server

1. Open the LAMPP database portal by using the URL in the following format:

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   http://<IPAddress>:<PortNumber>/phpmyadmin/

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   title Example
   http://192.168.2.33:8080/phpmyadmin/

2. Click the WAMP icon present in the taskbar and click the phpMyAdmin option and then edit the IP address and Port number as above.
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   Figure 4: The phpMyAdmin option to open the URL
   Provide the default Username "root" and the password created in the previous steps, and click Go.
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   Figure 59: Logging  Logging on to the PHP database
   
   
3. Click the the Databases tab tab, provide a database name in the the Create database field  field and click click Create.
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   Figure 610: Creating a Developer Portal Drupal database
   
   
4. The database that is created appears in the left navigation pane.
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   Figure 711: Newly created Developer Portal Drupal database