How to create a localhost. How to create a local server on Windows

In simple terms, in the modules folder, no files are ever changed, created or deleted, while in the domains and userdata folders, on the contrary, the data is constantly changing. This architecture was created specifically to simplify data synchronization between different copies of the complex and save space when backing up.

Installation and launch

Installation

The distribution kit is a self-extracting archive in 7ZIP format (.exe extension). Run the distribution executable and select the path to unpack the files.

System requirements

• Required minimum system resources: 200 MB RAM and 1 GB HDD;
• Windows (32-bit or 64-bit): Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Vista / Windows XP SP3;
• Installed set of libraries Microsoft Visual C++ 2005-2008-2010 Redistributable Package x86;

launch

If the server does not start, go to the section in this help guide.

Attention

Start from CD/DVD

As you know, the CD/DVD disk is available only in read mode, which makes it impossible to start and use the server on such a media. A rather simple mechanism is built into OSPanel to get out of this situation: at startup, the server is copied to a temporary folder on the computer, and when the program exits, this folder is completely deleted. Thus, all OSPanel work takes place on the user's computer, and not on the optical drive.

Installing updates

If it is possible to update by simply copying files, then a link to the patch is always published in the news on the site along with an annotation to the new version.

Compatibility

Connection

Connecting to MySQL

• Address: your site's domain*
• Port: 3306
• User: mysql
• Password: mysql

ROOT connection to MySQL

• User: root
• Password: (blank)

Information

Connecting to PostgreSQL

• Address: your site's domain*
• Port: 5432
• User: postgres
• Password: (blank)

Connecting to MongoDB

• Address: your site's domain*
• Port: 27017
• User: (blank)
• Password: (blank)

Connecting to Memcache

• Address: your site's domain*
• Port: 11211

Connecting to FTP

• Address: your site's domain*
• Port: 21 (990 for FTPS)
• User: ftp
• Password: ftp

domain localhost

Connection automation

1. Locally create a database user with the same username, password, and privileges as used on the remote server.
2. Create an alias with the same name as the database host on the remote server.

Domains and aliases

Domain Management Modes

How auto search works

How does combined control work (manual + auto search)

Creating a domain in automatic mode

Creating a domain manually

Creation of a Cyrillic domain

Create a subdomain

Create an alias

Please note that creating an alias like *.xxx.xx does not mean that any domains like test.xxx.xx, mail.xxx.xx, etc. will be available to you. It is still necessary to create a specific alias or domain in order for it to become available, this is a feature of the Windows operating system.

Site icon in the domain menu

Limited mode of operation

Web tools

Working with MySQL

Creating a MySQL user

1. Enter username root without password (default)
2. In PHPMyAdmin, open the [Privileges] section
3. Click the link [Add new user]
4. Fill out the form and click the [Create User] button

Information

Creating a MySQL database

1. Open [Menu → Advanced → PHPMyAdmin]
2. Use root without password to login (default)
3. In PHPMyAdmin, open the [Databases] section
4. Enter the name of the new database and select its encoding
5. Click the [Create] button

How to login to PHPMyAdmin / MySQL manager

1. Open [Menu → Advanced → PHPMyAdmin / MySQL manager]
2. Enter username root without password
3. Click the [Login] button

Specifying the connection encoding to the MySQL server

Switching database modules

Long connection to MySQL (more than 1 sec)

Working with Path

Paths must be added one by one, entering each on a new line, for example: C:\Windows D:\My Programs %realprogdir%\data\dll C:\Windows\System32

Information

DNS server

To use the built-in DNS server, you must configure the network interface on each computer BEFORE starting the server itself. You need to complete the configuration both on the local machine and on other computers on the local network that want to access your domains. Without specifying a local DNS server in the network connection settings, it will be impossible to start the server (if the DNS module is enabled in the OSPanel settings).

By default, the TTL setting is set to 60 (seconds), you can change this value in the ./userdata/init.ini file, however, be aware that thoughtlessly changing the TTL may cause other computers on your network to cache out-of-date records. Change this setting only if you truly understand its purpose.

1. As the server IP address, select the IP address of your computer in the local network or the Internet in the OSPanel settings (do not select the All available IPs option).
2. Open the properties of the desired network connection:

   Network and Sharing Center → Connection xxx → Properties → Internet Protocol version 4 → Properties → General → Use the following DNS server addresses.

   Enter the following NS server addresses: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 8.8.8.8 (or any other real backup DNS) Instead of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, enter the IP address of your computer on the local network or the Internet.

3. Repeat the setup procedure on other computers on the local network.
4. Do not configure aliases from the instructions section of this guide. This configuration is not required, since remote computers will directly work with your DNS server and will have access to all domains.
5. Save the settings and start the OSPanel server.

Maintenance of real domains

Task Scheduler

Using the task scheduler (Cron)

Using variables as substitutions

An example of a scheduled task (requesting the cron.php file via HTTP and saving the response to a temporary file so that garbage does not accumulate): Time: */30 * * * * Execute: %progdir%\modules\wget\bin\wget.exe -q - -no-cache http://xxx.ru/cron.php -O %progdir%\userdata\temp\temp.txt An example of a scheduled task (requesting the cron.php file via HTTPS and saving the response to a temporary file so that garbage does not accumulate) : Time: */30 * * * * Run: %progdir%\modules\wget\bin\wget.exe --secure-protocol=TLSv1 --no-check-certificate -q --no-cache https:// xxx.ru/cron.php -O %progdir%\userdata\temp\temp.txt Scheduled task example (execution of cron.php by PHP interpreter): Time: */30 * * * * Execute: %progdir%\modules\php \%phpdriver%\php-win.exe -c %progdir%\modules\php\%phpdriver%\php.ini -q -f %sitedir%\xxx.ru\cron.php

Predefined Scheduler Variables

In addition, any environment variables, such as %COMSPEC%, can be used as scheduler variables.

Call the shell to execute the command: Time: 0 * * * * Execute: %COMSPEC% /c del /S /Q c:\temp\* Variable %COMSPEC% in this case will be deployed in C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

Task Scheduler Features

For example, such a task will not be executed ( wrong entry): %realprogdir%\modules\database\%mysql_driver%\bin\mysqldump.exe -A -a --add-drop-database --opt --host=%ip% --user=root > %realprogdir%\ %DD%_%MM%_%YYYY%_%hh%_%mm%_dump.sql Now look at the correct job entry: %COMSPEC% /c %realprogdir%\modules\database\%mysql_driver%\bin\ mysqldump.exe -A -a --add-drop-database --opt --host=%ip% --user=root > %realprogdir%\%DD%_%MM%_%YYYY%_%hh%_ %mm%_dump.sql The above correct job, when executed by the scheduler, will be expanded into the following command: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\OpenServer\modules\database\MySQL-5.3.1\bin\mysqldump.exe -A -a --add-drop-database --opt --host=127.0.0.1 --user=root > C:\OpenServer\09_01_2013_14_25_dump.sql

Information

Bookmark menu

Types of bookmarks

• Link
• Folder
• Program (can be launched with parameters)
• Command in Windows command line format

Using variables as substitutions

When creating bookmarks on [launch programs with parameters], the path separator to the program and launch parameters is the # sign, otherwise the bookmark will be executed via the command line!

Examples of creating a bookmark: # Example 1 (link) Name: My site Execute: http://xxx.ru # Example 2 (launching the program with parameters) Name: MySQL manager Execute: %realprogdir%\modules\heidisql\heidisql.exe# -h=%firstsite% -u=root -P=%mysqlport%

Program menu

Adding a portable program

1. Open the folder with the category of programs you need in the subfolder ./progs/ and create a folder in it with the name of your portable program
2. Copy your portable program along with its folders and files to the directory you created
3. Restart the OSPanel program (not the server)

Attention

Adding a program category

Adding a program shortcut

Attention! Do not try to copy non-software shortcuts to folders, sites, etc. into the menu of portable programs. Such shortcuts will not appear in the menu and therefore will not work. To create shortcuts to sites, folders, etc. use [Menu → Settings → Bookmarks] (see ).

Start/stop scripts

Addition of scripts for starting and stopping the server

To complete the launch script, you need to create a template file /userdata/start.tpl.bat, to complete the stop script, respectively, you need to create a template file /userdata/stop.tpl.bat. You can write arbitrary sequences of commands to such files to be executed by the Windows command interpreter.

Before launch

After launch

Before stopping

After stop

Using variables as substitutions

In addition to writing commands, the listed substitutions can be used to specify real environment variables, for example: setx DIR_PHP "%realprogdir%\modules\php\%phpdriver%" You need to understand that files with the extension .tpl.bat are only templates for .bat files and will not be executed. In the process of starting or stopping the server, the template files will be converted into executable .bat files in the same folder with the replacement of substitution variables, and these ready-made .bat files will be sent for execution.

Attention

Limited Mode

In restricted mode, the following functionality will not be available to you:

• Using your own aliases and domains (except for the localhost domain);
• Specifying the server IP address (except for addresses 127.0.0.1 and *);

You can work in restricted mode only if you do not have administrator rights at all. If you have the opportunity to run the program with the necessary rights, then it is recommended to use this by all means. In case you constantly forget to run the program with the necessary rights, enable the [Require an Administrator account] option.

If in the startup logs you see a message that the Hosts file is not writable and OSPanel is running with administrator rights, then this means that access to this file is blocked by antiviruses / firewalls (even for trusted programs) or Windows access restrictions are in effect.

Add OSPanel, as well as all other components that the antivirus / firewall will ask about, to trusted programs. Disable protection of the HOSTS file (or system files) in your antivirus/firewall settings, if such protection is present. Try deleting the file C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts and re-create with the following content: 127.0.0.1 localhost If you work without administrator rights, but with the HOSTS file writable, the program works in normal mode without any restrictions. Allow writing to the HOSTS file for all users by running the following command via the console (run as Administrator): attrib -s -r -h -a C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Attention

Run without making entries in the HOSTS file

You should know and understand that during startup, the program makes a DNS request to each domain you create, and if there is no entry in the HOSTS file for any of the domains, this will lead to the [Startup Failed] error. Do not forget to contact your network administrator after each domain creation, the administrator must make the necessary entries in the HOSTS file, otherwise you will not be able to start the server.

The format for making entries in the HOSTS file is standard - ip space domain eg: 192.168.5.10 rhino.acme.com 192.168.5.10 x.acme.com

Sending mail via SMTP

Yandex Mail

Mail.ru mail

Gmail mail

By default, Gmail does not allow you to use SMTP, so access must be activated separately. You need to complete the following activation steps:

1. Log in to your Gmail account
2. In the same browser tab, go to https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
3. Activate account access for "unverified applications" (see picture below)
4. Perform a test sending of a letter through your script on the OSPanel server
5. Refresh the page https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and reactivate account access for "unverified applications" (you can ignore the received letter about an attempt to access your account)

Now try to send the letter again, this time the sending should work.

External access

Working with external networks

Information

External access to local domains

Please note that simply typing your computer's IP address http://64.55.96.24/ or attempting to access a non-existent local domain will open a blank page.

In order to open a specific local site when typing the IP address of your computer, you can create an alias like your_external_ip => your_local_domain. After these steps, the local domain you specified, for which you created the alias, will become available via the local network or the Internet at http://your_external_ip/ (for example, http://64.55.96.24/). If your computer is connected to several networks and IP=* is set in the server settings, then such an alias must be created for each IP address assigned to your computer in each of the networks.

Computer Security

External management

Web Control

Commands to use on the command line

Server protection

Security settings

A few steps to protect the web server from unauthorized access:

1. Change default FTP user passwords [Menu → Settings → FTP server];
2. Set your own passwords for root (and other) users of all DBMS modules;
3. Enable protection of web tools and disk from access from external networks in the program settings [Menu → Settings → Server];
4. Now restart the daemon itself (not the server);
5. Configure the firewall by closing ALL ports for outside access except those that you plan to use (for example: 80,443,21,990,53);

Attention

Built-in protection against external access

Working with Pear and Composer

Pear installation

Install Composer

Installing Composer projects

1. Execute [Menu → Advanced → Console];
2. Go to the folder with the site where you plan to install the project;
3. Install any project you need, for example:

Working in the console

You need to be aware that if you launch the console or any other program from the standard Start menu or from a desktop shortcut, and not from the OSPanel menu, then they will not be able to work with the virtual environment formed in OSPanel.

The built-in console can be launched even if the server is turned off, in the Full version, go to [Menu → Programs → Internet → Console]. However, when the server is turned off, the environment is not formed and therefore it will be impossible to work from the console with PHP and other modules or programs (Pear, Composer, scripts, etc.).

Important Features

Registry fixes

Registry fix to disable IPv6

Registry fix to customize system behavior

Registry fix to optimize SSD performance

You should not apply the fix if the system does not use SSD drives. Notebook users should use the fix wisely, as the power consumption of the drives will increase slightly, which will reduce the laptop's battery life.

Registry fix for TCP tuning

Fix TCPIP driver for Windows XP

Attention

Questions and answers

Nothing starts up?

Writes that port 80, 3306, etc. already taken!

Writes that there are no access rights to work in this folder!

Why are the buttons gray and not pressed?!

I can't open the menu when the flag is yellow!

Created 3000 domains and now the server won't start!

I want to test the site taking into account different Internet speeds (mobile devices for example)!

Where to edit module settings?

Where are my emails saved?

I click on the desired site in the program menu, but nothing opens!

I created local_site.loc domain but it doesn't work!

The server does not start from ip 192.168.0.1 and says that localhost only works on ip 127.0.0.1!

I want to work without virtual disk!

I can't see the virtual disk!

The server starts, but the browser says that the domain is not found!

Why do I need to configure the output of bookmarks instead of sites?

It's hard for me to re-create bookmarks, FTP users, etc. I just need to edit them!

The connection to the database takes more than 1 second!

I copied my script to the folder with the domain, after restarting the server does not see the files and shows an error!

The server gradually took up all the disk space!

How do I create my own host configuration for a domain?

For example, if you want to create your own xxx.ru domain configuration for the Apache-2.4.2 module, then copy the file ./userdata/config/Apache-2.4.3_vhost.conf to the folder with the desired domain, edit this file to suit your needs and restart the server.

Or another example, when using the Apache + Nginx module, you can copy both configuration files for each server to the domain folder: Apache-2.2.23+Nginx-1.2.4_vhosta.conf And Apache-2.2.23+Nginx-1.2.4_vhostn.conf.

Please note - when editing the host configuration, you cannot delete or replace the %...% system variables, you can only make new entries that complement the configuration.

How and where are component configs edited?

The settings templates themselves for all modules and tools are stored in the folder ./userdata/config/, they cannot be used as real configs and specified when launching modules, consoles and scripts. During the launch process, configuration templates go through the parser, which replaces all substitution variables with real data and saves ready-made configuration files to a folder ./userdata/temp/config/.

How to specify specific settings for connecting to the SMTP server for the selected domain?

It must be remembered that when specifying your own settings for connecting to the SMTP server, sending mail for the selected domain will work regardless of the main OSPanel settings. Also note that all SMTP server data, including login and password, will be available in php scripts and visible in phpinfo() information, therefore, for security reasons, it is not recommended to use the described option to specify mail sending settings in the host config.

Problem solving

1. Execute [Menu → Advanced → First start]. Optionally, you can agree to make fixes in the registry.
2. Make sure that the IP address specified in the settings exists (except for [*]). Also make sure that all other program settings are correct.
3. Add OSPanel to trusted programs your firewall/antivirus or configure them properly, if any.
4. Launch [Menu → View logs], try to find the cause of the problem and fix it (if possible).
5. Enable the [Run server in debug mode] option in the OSPanel settings and try to find the cause of the problem and fix it (if possible).
6. Run the following command from the console (run as administrator): attrib -s -r -h -a C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
7. Activate the DNS service if it is disabled and start it, disable all services in the name of which there is IIS.
8. Disable global proxies and proxifiers if they are installed on your computer.

Information

User Account Control (UAC)

If you do not have the ability to disable UAC or run the program with administrator rights, then there are several options for solving this problem:

1. Using the built-in DNS server (setting according to the Guide);
2. Activation of the option [Do not make changes to the HOSTS file] + manual editing of this file;
3. Set write permissions to the HOSTS file for all Windows users;
4. Rejection of the ability to manage domains and work with a single localhost domain;

Create assemblies

What is it and why is it needed?

You can create a ready-made mini-server with an installed script, CMS system, website, project, etc., and future users or clients will only have to download and run it! Your product will be functional from the start, you won't need to find a server for it, you won't need to install, configure, etc. Moreover, demo materials can be distributed to customers on CD/DVD. OSPanel can be launched from such media as from a regular HDD or flash drive, with the only difference being that when working from an optical disk, no changes and files will be saved after the program exits.

How to create a demo build

1. Download the latest OSPanel Mini distribution package and extract it to a temporary folder. Go to the folder where the distribution was unpacked and run the program OSPanel.exe.
2. Delete unnecessary modules in a folder ./modules/php/*, ./modules/database/* And ./modules/http/* leaving only one module in the folders that will be used for your software product. If you do not plan to use the DNS and Memcached modules, then the folders with these modules can also be deleted: ./modules/dns/* And ./modules/memcached/* respectively.
3. Press [Menu → Settings] and select to use those modules that you have not removed. Set the server IP address to 127.0.0.1 , disable [Automatically check for updates], do not disable the option [Automatically detect the need for a virtual disk]. Set any other settings you need.
4. Press [Menu → Advanced → Configuration] and configure the configuration templates of the necessary modules for your product (script/website/cms), if necessary.
5. Start the server and install your software product (script/website/cms) on the domain localhost, which is present in OSPanel by default. Perform the necessary steps to configure the script and then exit all authorization forms where you are authorized (for example: personal account, administration, etc.).
6. Press [Menu → Settings] and create bookmarks for the main pages of your software product (for example: Admin panel, Personal account, Home page). Enable the [Show bookmarks instead of websites] option in the OSPanel settings. Now stop the server and save the settings.
7. Press [Menu → Exit] and rename the program file according to your product name, for example ./temp folder/OSPanel.exe in ./temp folder/MegaCMS Server.exe.
8. Now you can add your product documentation to the assembly in the form of a .chm file. The file must be copied to a folder ./modules/system/docs/, it will be displayed in the [More → Documentation] menu later.
9. Now pack the contents of the temporary folder into a self-extracting archive or burn its contents to a CD/DVD. The choice depends only on the intended form of distribution of the assembly.

In the above way, you can prepare not only demo builds, but also dev packages for developers, site presentations, portal archives, interactive materials on CD, etc.

A few days ago a Thought came to me once again. The thought was not new and rather obsessive: “let's switch to Windows8. Well, please." And since there was no way to drive her away, I stocked up on tea and cookies and started.

It took no more than two hours to install the system and all the necessary programs, but then the most interesting moment came: I needed to deploy a working environment, namely GIT + a local server (Apache, MySQL, PHP, nginx, memcached, mongodb). Bearing in mind the experience of previous installations, this time I decided to document the whole process and save it for posterity.

Disclaimer number one:“I’m not a programmer” (c), but an interface designer and front-end technologist (but in some cases I can help my colleagues and code something like that, and they won’t even beat me for it later)

Disclaimer number two: yes, I perfectly imagine that in Ubuntu all this is done many times faster. But I work on Windows, so historically.

So let's get started.

Our work plan includes the installation of the following products:

1. PuTTY
2. Denver (Apache, MySQL, PHP)
3. Nginx
4. memcached
5. MongoDB

1. PuTTY

PuTTY comes with several utilities, but I only need PuTTY and Pegeant (an SSH authentication agent that stores keys to git repositories).
Offsite:
If you don't need any SSH, forget about this point and move on.

2. Git

2.1 TortoiseGit requires git for Windows, which can be picked up on Googlecode;
2.2 myself TortoiseGit install from here

3 Denver

3.1 Installation

Lyrical digression:

no, not just download, but get download links by email! That is, you will have to drive in your mail, as well as your first and last name, twice in the form under the large heading "Registration". "Registration required due to future release of Denver 4." For many years now, the form has been as if apologizing, but I no longer believe it (.

Usually installing denver is quick and painless, but on Windows8 I was attacked by an error that cursed for a missing library msvcr71.dll. The library can be placed in a folder "\Windows\System32\"(x32) or "\Windows\SysWOW64\"(x64). After the file has settled into the folder, open its properties and click the "Unblock" button.

3.2 Functional check

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Restart Denver, open in browser www.test.local, impress and move on

4. Memcached

memcache is a php extension that provides a convenient procedural and object-oriented interface to memcached, a highly efficient caching daemon that has been specifically designed to reduce database load in dynamic web applications.

4.1 Installing memcached

4.2 Installing memcache

4.3 Setting up Memcached launch along with Denwer launch

1. write a script containing the commands to start and stop the application / service and put it in a folder \denwer\scripts\init.d
2. create a link to this script in the startup/shutdown config folder \denwer\scripts\main\

BUT. create a file called "memcached.pl" in the directory \denwer\scripts\init.d\
#!perl -w package Starters::Memcached; BEGIN ( unshift @INC, "../lib"; ) use StartManager; my $basedir = "/usr/local/memcached/"; chdir($basedir); StartManager::action $ARGV, start => sub ( ### ### START. ### print "Starting memcached\n"; system("memcached.exe -d"); print " Started!\n"; ), stop => sub ( ### ### STOP. ### print "Stopping memcached\n"; system("TASKKILL /F /IM memcached.exe"); print " Stopped!\n"; ); return 1 if caller;

b. now we will create a link to the script - a plain text file containing an indication that when starting, restarting and stopping Denver, you must execute init.d/memcached.pl
In a text editor we write
init.d/memcached
and save the file with the name "40_memcached" to the following folders:

• \denwer\scripts\main\start
• \denwer\scripts\main\stop
• \denwer\scripts\main\restart

4.4 Checking the result

Restart Denver and see what happens

5.nginx

5.1 Configuring Nginx

Server ( listen 127.0.0.1:80; server_name www.test.local test.local; if ($host = "test.local")( rewrite ^/(.*)$ http://www.test.local$1 permanent ; ) location ~* \.(jpeg|jpg|gif|png|css|js|pdf|txt|tar)$ ( root Z:\home\/test.local\www; ) location / ( ssi on; proxy_pass http ://127.0.0.1:8080/; proxy_set_header X-REQUEST_URI $request_uri; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-for $remote_addr; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_connect_timeout 60; proxy_send_timeout 90; proxy_read_timeout 90; proxy_redirect off; proxy_set_header Connection close; proxy_pass_header Content-Type; proxy_pass_header Content-Disposition; proxy_pass_header Content-Length; root Z:\home\/test.local\www; ) )
This is an example of settings from a real project, your settings may obviously differ.

5.2 Configuring Apache

## ## BEGIN VIRTUAL HOST TEMPLATE. ## ## If you want Apache to run on a port other than 80 by default, ## change the port number in the following directive. ## #Listen $&(ip:-127.0.0.1):$&(port:-8080) #NameVirtualHost $&(ip:-127.0.0.1):$&(port:-8080) # # DocumentRootMatch "/home/(?!cgi-)(.*)^1/(?!cgi$|cgi-)(.*)" # DocumentRootMatch "/home/(?!cgi-)(.*)/ public_html^1" # DocumentRootMatch "/home/(?!cgi-)(.*)/public^1" # DocumentRootMatch "/home/(?!cgi-)(.*)^1/html/(.*) " # DocumentRootMatch "/home/(?!cgi-)(.*)^1/domains/(?!cgi$|cgi-)(.*)" # DocumentRootMatch "/var/www/html/(?!cgi -)~(.*)^1/(?!cgi$|cgi-)(.*)" # DocumentRoot "$&" # ServerName "%&/-www" # ServerAlias ​​"%&/-www" "% &/-www/www" $&(host:-) # # $&(directives:-) # # ScriptAlias ​​/cgi/ "$^1/cgi/" # ScriptAlias ​​/cgi-bin/ "$^1/cgi -bin/" # AllowEncodedSlashes on #

5.3 Configuring Nginx launch along with Denwer launch

b. write in a text editor
init.d/nginx
and save the file with the name "50_memcached" to the following folders:

• \denwer\scripts\main\start
• \denwer\scripts\main\stop
• \denwer\scripts\main\restart

5.4 Checking the result

And we will ennoble our index.php:

test me

memcached

6 MongoDB

6.1 PHP drivers

b. connect the extension to php.ini
extension=php_mongo.dll

6.2 Install Mongo

b. install service
> cd C:\WebServers\usr\local\mongodb\bin\
> mongod.exe --install --dbpath=C:\WebServers\usr\local\mongodb\db\ --logpath=C:\WebServers\usr\local\mongodb\logs\

6.3 Setting up MongoDB launch with Denver

b. write in a text editor
init.d/mongod
and save the file with the name "60_mongod" into the folders already familiar to us:

• \denwer\scripts\main\start
• \denwer\scripts\main\stop
• \denwer\scripts\main\restart

6.4 Checking the result

And we will insert and output the test value into the “test” database
> db.test.save(( name: “Habr!” ))
> db.test.find()

The result should be the following:

6.5. Installing the Mongo database management interface

BUT. download the archive with the admin panel from this page. We choose, of course, Windows version. At the time of writing, this RockMongo-on-Windows v0.0.4

b. take folder from archive \rockmongo-on-windows\web\rockmongo and copy it to the directory of our test site
We open config.php and change the parameter value
$MONGO["servers"][$i]["control_auth"] = true;
on the
$MONGO["servers"][$i]["control_auth"] = false;

C. We check the result at the link www.test.local/rockmongo/index.php

Congratulations! Now we are final and irrevocable fellows.

Bonus #1. Working with php from windows console

Now let's check that everything worked.
In the directory of the test site, create a file console.php

Opening the console(you can directly from the same folder - right-click with SHIFT held down on an empty space and select "Open command window").
Enter:
> php console.php “UserName”

The console replies:
> “Hello, UserName!”

PHP defeated, general rejoicing, applause, curtain call.

Bonus #2.

I hope that this material will be useful.
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General information about the local server and the principle of its functioning. Creating a local server based on the Denver assembly: preparation, installation and first launch.

Any programming is integral to the testing process - this is an axiom. Speaking about the development of web applications, the question inevitably arises of the presence of a certain "environment" that allows you to emit the work of an Internet server. In other words, we need local server.

local server(English) local server) - a program or a set of programs that perform service (servicing) functions at the request of the client on the home (local) computer.

Such a "gentleman's set" consists of Apache, PHP and MySQL - this is usually enough. On the other hand, other components may also be included, depending on your needs. For us, the important thing here is that we can use the ready-made assembly - Denver. Thus, we do not have to understand the features of installing and configuring a local server - everything has been done before us.

The only thing I want to draw your attention to in the work of a local server is the need to reserve certain IP addresses for servers that will be available only on our computer. In the case of Windows, the file is responsible for reserving IP addresses. hosts. Depending on the Windows version, the file hosts may be:

• Windows 95/98/ME: WINDOWS\hosts
• Windows NT/2000: WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
• Windows XP/2003/Vista/7: WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

If you decide to use a local server based on the Denver distribution, you do not need to edit this file, everything will happen automatically, but it is useful to have a general idea of ​​​​the essence of the issue.

Preparing for local server operation

From words to deeds. We assume that you have already downloaded the latest version of the Denver assembly and are ready to rush to storm the citadel. Kidding. The main thing is not to rush and first of all check installed on your computer network protocols or not. How to do it? The easiest way:

Installing a local server

Now that we have made sure that our computer is ready to work with the network, we can proceed with the installation of the Denver distribution. Close all browser(s) windows. By running the downloaded Denver installer, you will see a window in front of you:

Denver distribution installer window

Confirm your intentions by clicking the "Yes" button. The unpacking process will begin. Then a browser window will open with the following message:

Message in browser window

Close the browser window and continue the installation in the installer window.

Following the instructions, we install the Denver distribution kit.

Note: you can abort the installation process at any time using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Break. On most modern laptops, a key combination is used to do this. Ctrl+Fn+Pause.

1. The directory where the distribution will be installed. I advise you to leave the default option, i.e. C:\WebServer - so press Enter .
2. The name of the virtual disk that will be associated with the newly specified directory. I advise you to leave the default option, i.e. Z: . The main thing is that the disc with the same name did not have in the system - most often this happens with the Z: drive. So we press Enter again.
3. Starting and stopping Denver. We will be offered two options:
   1. Create a virtual disk when the machine boots (naturally, the installer will make sure that this happens automatically), and do not disconnect it (the disk) when the servers stop.
   2. Create a virtual disk only by an explicit command to start the complex (by clicking on the launch shortcut on the Desktop). And, accordingly, disconnect the disk from the system - when the servers stop.

   I advise you to use the second option, because. running programs will constantly "hang" in the computer's memory, which adversely affects its performance and may cause conflicts with other programs.

   Note Note: In some versions of Windows 98, an error may occur due to which the virtual disk does not turn off, at least the first time. This is not a distribution bug, but a bug in subst and there's nothing to be done about it.

That's all, the installation is over.

First start of the local server

Finally, the installation is complete. Three icons should appear on the desktop: Start Denwer(starting Denver), (stopping Denver).

Denver management icons

Click the icon Start Denwer and wait until all console windows that pop up at boot disappear. We open the browser and type in it the address: http://localhost/ , or rather http://localhost/denwer/ - but this is not essential. It is not necessary to leave the Internet. The main thing is that the following page should appear in front of us:

Test page when accessing localhost

If the test page does not load, check:

• Do you have a proxy server disabled in your browser settings?
• Is Denver running? If so, are there any errors when clicking on the pen icon (see bottom right corner)?
• Are you running some other web server that could conflict with Denver? If yes, disable it.

Other options are possible, but this is no longer within the scope of this note.

Due to the fact that my blog is absolutely devoid of any chronology, I decided to fix it. The next series of articles will be devoted to creating your site.
In this article, we'll look at: what is a local server, where to download it, how to install, how to setup, how to make a local server available on the internet.

What is a local server?

local server- software that allows you to debug a site on a local (home) computer, without access to the Internet. The local server completely imitates the work of hosting and has a similar functionality.

Those who have been building sites using only html and css know that there is no need for a local server, since the browser perfectly processes and understands hypertext markup language and cascading style sheets. But, it is worth adding some PHP script and you will immediately get embarrassed - the browser will not display the result of PHP work. And this happens because browsers do not understand PHP. And in order for the user to see the site page in the form in which this page should be, it is necessary that the server processes and converts the PHP code into html.

All CMS a la WordPress and Joomla contain PHP scripts. Accordingly, in order for sites created using content management systems to be able to work on a home computer, a local server is required.

My site was created using WordPress, I constantly have to test some plugins, extensions, dig into the PHP code. It is quite logical that sooner or later, such actions can lead to the loss of site performance due to a mistake. Of course, most hosting supports restoration (backup) of the site and database. Yes, and competent webmasters keep, just in case, a spare on their computer. I'm generally paranoid, in addition to hosting and my computer, I also wrote it down on a USB flash drive. It will be necessary to throw somewhere else on the cloud service =).

And don't forget that not all plugin developers take care of the correct deletion of their products, and often, even after deleting a product, you can see traces of a plugin that has not been completely deleted in the database. And the longer the site lives, the more such rubbish will hang in the database.

As a matter of fact, with the listed tasks and problems (and not only) the local server will help to cope.

How to create a local server?

In fact, you don’t need to create a server, everything has already been created, just download and install a ready-made set of necessary components. We will consider installation and configuration of one of the popular local servers below.

How to install a local server?

One of the most popular and stable local servers - Denver. The name stands for: gentleman's set of web developer - D. n. in. R. We will consider its installation.

Basic package contains:

• Installer.
• Apache server.
• PHP5.
• MySQL5 supporting transaction.
• phpMyAdmin is a MySQL management system that allows you to work with databases through a browser.
• Sendmail and SMTP server emulator - emulates the function of sending mail. All sent emails will be located in the Z:\tmp\!sendmail directory in .eml format, and will not be sent to the specified email.

One of the advantages is that the server can be installed on a flash drive. And wherever you are, you can work on your projects.

And, of course, the most important plus - Denwer is absolutely free.

Denver installation

1. Run the downloaded file and agree to install the base package.

2. Then, a browser window will open, which must be closed to continue or cancel the installation.

3. To continue the installation, press Enter.

4. Then, you need to specify the directory in which the files will be located. Default: C:\WebServers. Feel free to press Enter and continue.

5. Following the instructions, press Enter.

6. Next, the installer will prompt you to select a virtual drive letter. By default, the letter Z is suggested. If the computer does not have a disk with that name, then you can safely continue the installation by pressing Enter, but if there is, then select another one.

7. After all the distribution files have been copied, you will be offered a choice of 2 options for creating a virtual disk:
1. Create a virtual disk when you turn on the computer.
2. Create a virtual disk only when explicitly called, that is, when clicking the start shortcut on the desktop (I chose this option).

That's actually all, this Denver installation is over.

Now you can test the local server. If everything is done correctly, then 3 shortcuts will appear on the desktop: Start Denwer, Stop Denwer, Restart Denwer.

Click Start Denwer to launch. If you go to my computer, you can see that the selected local disk has appeared. And in the tray (near the clock) there will be 2 icons in the form of a hat and a feather.

Open a browser window and enter the following in the address bar: http://localhost/

A window will open with the message: "Hurrah, it worked!", symbolizing that everything is done correctly and you can safely start working with the local server.

The page that opens contains a lot of useful information:

1. You can find the necessary documentation for PHP, MySQL, Apache, Perl, PostgreSQL using the appropriate search.
2. Since Denver is free software, the creators accept donations from grateful users to support the project. Well, I noticed an affiliate link to Gino hosting.
3. You can check the operation of the components by clicking on the following links:

subdomain.localhost/ssl.php - check if SSL is active.

subdomain.localhost/ - check "non-Internet" second-level domains, as well as SSI

test1.ru/ - checking second-level domains.

subdomain.test1.ru/ - checking subdomains (subdomains)

localhost/Tests/phpnotice/index.php - You can test the PHP Notice hook.

localhost/Tests/PHP5/index.php5 - PHP 5 information.

localhost/Tools/phpMyAdmin - Access to phpMyAdmin and MySQL.

custom-host:8648 - check a host with a different IP address and port (127.0.0.2:8648)

localhost/Tests/sendmail/index.php - check the work of sendmail (sending mail).

Site in Denver displayed in hieroglyphs

The problem with hieroglyphs sometimes happens if utf-8 encoding is used. In Opera and Chrome, instead of my text, terrible rock inscriptions were displayed. And Internet Explorer, oddly enough, showed everything as it should. But be that as it may, the problem must be solved. And you can do it in the following way:

Create an .htaccess file in the root directory of the site (in the www folder) and write the following there: AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

If the file already exists, then just add this line there.

How to uninstall Denver?

Uninstall through the control panel - Denver programs cannot be uninstalled, since it does not write files to the Windows directory and does not leave entries in the registry, so an uninstaller is not needed. Therefore, we simply delete the folder with the local server files (having previously stopped Denver using a shortcut on the desktop): C:\WebServers, delete the shortcuts from the desktop and from Startup.

How to make a local Denwer server available on the Internet.

First of all, it is worth understanding that Denver is intended for local use. And the developers warn that by making a local site visible on the Internet, you can expose the local machine to the danger of being hacked, since Denwer is not a reliable and full-fledged server.

Denver runs with administrator rights, so unfinished scripts can pose a potential danger, namely, open a "hole" through which a hacker can harm the computer.

If you are a competent administrator and fully understand what you are doing, then in order to open access to the local site, you should:

1. First of all, you need to have a static ip address. Dynamic IPs will change when the machine (router) is rebooted.
2. Windows has a built-in antivirus - a firewall that blocks access from external computers. In order to make the local site accessible, this blocking must be disabled in Start - Windows Firewall. It should be understood that this will also reduce the protection of the computer.
3. Well, the last thing to do is to create the following hierarchical folder structure on the Denver virtual disk: /home/192.168.0.1/www

Instead of the ip address specified in the previous paragraph, you must specify your own, issued by your Internet provider.

If the provider provides, in addition to the IP address, also a domain attached to it, then the site will be accessible via it.

In the next article, we will look at installing WordPress on a local server.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ALL!!!

In this issue, you will find an overview and detailed instructions for installing and configuring the Open Server service platform. Thanks to this platform, a web developer can debug the code and the plug-in under conditions of imitation of a real server, as well as carry out various work on the site.

Purpose of Open Server

The developers website says that Open Server (https://open-server.ru/) is a portable server platform and software environment created specifically for web developers, taking into account their recommendations and wishes.

The platform, running under Windows, is designed to debug code before it is used on a real project, which is incredibly useful and convenient for developers. This can be debugging both the code and the plugin, as well as updating existing CMS.

For example, when I need to check the functionality of a plugin, script, or update the CMS, I do this:

• I make a fresh backup (backup copy) of an existing project and deploy it locally;
• update or make certain changes in the code;
• I check if everything works correctly;
• I roll out to the working site.

Platform installation

1. Choose the version that suits us openserver and download the package here: https://open-server.ru/download/ . For my work, the Basic package is enough (Premium and Ultimate packages, which include useful programs, can be found here: https://open-server.ru/#progs). If you make a donation, the download will take you 5 minutes, if it's free - more than two hours

2. Then we start the installation of the package by double clicking. The distribution file (version 5.2.5) looks like this:

3. After starting the unpacking of the distribution, specify the disk on which we want to install the package. After installation, the Open Server folder will appear at the specified path with the following contents:

Assembly components are available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Launching, configuring and using Open Server

1. To launch the software environment, click on the desired version 64 or 86 (32-bit). You will see a red flag in the tray:

Clicking on it opens a menu:

2. In this menu, select "Start", after which all components and other menu items are activated:

The menu contains everything you need to work with the platform: a list of sites, links to the Console (collected in "Advanced"), database tools, configuration files.

3. The "Settings" item allows you to customize the platform to suit your needs. The most interesting for me is the item Modules:

As you can see, here you can choose your server configurations: Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL. In this way, you can simulate a real server on which your site and / or script will live in the future.

To get started with code, necessary:

• create a domain in the "OpenServer/domains" folder, for example, test.local;
• create a file with the .php extension right in the root of this folder;
• restart Open Server;
• find and open your test.local in the "My Sites" submenu.

The site will launch in your default browser.

By the way, by default in the “OpenServer/domains” folder there is a “Localhost” folder with the file index.php, and if you write in the browser https://localhost/, you will see a page like this:

This is the content index.php. You can use this folder to work with your sites and scripts. But when you have several projects (sites), then, of course, it is better to create a domain folder for each of them.

• deploy a clean distribution of any CMS;
• write your own script and debug it;
• deploy a site backup, update the CMS on it to the latest version and / or install plugins and check that they do not conflict with each other;
• try on a new template or write your own - in general, whatever your heart desires.

The only thing is that you cannot show such a site to anyone by simply dropping a link to it. But on the other hand, your test site can always be transferred to a real domain / server or thrown onto a USB flash drive and transferred, for example, to your colleague or brought home from work.

More detailed information on installation, components and work with Open Server is presented on the official website.
I, in turn, want to thank all those who worked on the creation of this wonderful tool. And to all readers of our blog, I wish you good luck in, perhaps, the first steps towards web development.

Have questions? Write in the comments below this article!