Using WAMP Server in Production
Configuring Apache

Allow computers on the network to access site. Edit the httpd.conf file to change the alias for directories to include the following: Root folder “/”:

file httpd.conf
<Directory />
    #######################
    # Development server
    #######################
    #Options FollowSymLinks
    #AllowOverride None
    #Order deny,allow
    #Deny from all
 
    #######################
    # Production server 
    #######################
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride all
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from 192
</Directory>

phpmyadmin folder:

file phpmyadmin.conf
<Directory "c:/wamp/apps/phpmyadmin3.4.10.1/">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride all
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from 192
</Directory>
Configure PhpMyAdmin

Secure root account

Secure root account by one of these:

User and Password

Make it simple to connect to PhpMyAdmin. Edit config.inc.php file in /{WampDirectory}/apps/phpmyadmin{version}/:

file config.inc.php
<?php
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']             = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']         = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['allowNoPassword']	= true;

Upgrading WampServer

  1. Backup WAMP folder: C:\WAMP
  2. Document passwords and permissions. List users (no password): 
    mysql> SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;
  3. Document edited files.
    • [wamp]/apps/phpmyadminVerNo/config.inc.php: Username/password, authentication, ports.
    • [wamp]/wampmanager.tpl: References to http://localhost if changed to http://localhost:8080 (3 places).
    • [wamp]/bin/apache/apacheVerNo/conf/httpd.conf: Verify settings with correct port, such as Listen 80 and localhost:80.
    • [wamp]/bin/mysql/mysqlVerNo/my.ini: Verify mysql port 3306 to 3307 (3 places).
    • [wamp]/scripts/testport: Verify port 80 (several places).
    • [wamp]/lang/English: Verify port 80.
    • Document version numbers for Apache, MySQL and PhpMyAdmin, and whether computer is 64/32 bit.
  4. Uninstall WAMPSERVER from control panel, to remove all files (except www and bin folders).
  5. Install correct version of WAMPSERVER.
  6. Enable rewrite module in Apache (menu in WAMP: Apache > Modules > Rewrite (checkmark)).
  7. Start WAMP.
  8. Check access to http://localhost
  9. Edit password for PhpMyAdmin in config.php.inc

References