Time for action — installing the Apache web server
In this exercise, you'll go to the Apache HTTP server site to download the latest stable version and install it on your Windows PC.
Open your web browser and go to http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi. Scroll down through the web page until you locate the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x section. In this section, there are several links to choose from. Click on the link for the Win32 Binary without crypto (no mod_ssl) (MSI Installer) file, as shown in the following screenshot:
Note
At the time of this writing, the most recent version of the Apache 2.2 series is 2.2.11. It's perfectly okay if you download a newer version—just be sure it's from the 2.2.x series.
Next, your web browser will ask if you want to download and save the file. Click on the Save File button to download the file. When finished, double-click on the downloaded file in the Downloads dialog box, and then click on the OK button to start installing the Apache Web server.
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