Developer tools: Installing and using WampServer on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1

Installation

1. Download the WampServer installation executable file. Choose 32bit or 64bit depending on your operating system.
2. If User Account Control prompts you to give the executable permission to run, grant it access.
3. Follow the installation instructions to install WampServer into your hard disk.
4. When installation is completed, navigate to the WWW folder, located here: C:/wamp/www/
5. Open the GitHub application.
6. If you have the OpenSprites repository cloned already, upload your latest commits and remove the repository from your hard drive. This can be done by deleting the repository in Windows Explorer. The repository is located here: C:\Users\user\Documents\GitHub\OpenSprites
7. Now you have deleted your old repository, re-clone it into your WWW folder. Do this by clicking 'Clone in Desktop' a little way down on this page. Note that the GitHub application is required for this.
8. When a dialog-box prompts you for storage location, enter C:/wamp/www/
9. Now launch WampServer. Hit the Windows key and type wamp into the search box. You will see the application called start WampServer32/64. Double click it to launch, and give it permission to run if UAC asks.
10. If installed and set up correctly, you will see a W appear in your taskbar, please note that no dialog appears on-screen. The W will be red at first, and will go to amber, and finally green as WampServer loads it's server services.
11. Open up your browser. No specific browser is required.
12. Type localhost into the URL bar. You will now see a page displaying the index of the WWW.
13. Click [DIR] OpenSprites/
14. Click [DIR] Site/
15. You are now on the index.php page of the OpenSprites website. WampServer makes it possible to execute PHP code, a server side language. Because of this, PHP pages will load properly in your browser, and PHP imports will work correctly.

NOTE: If you are running other server software, such as the Minecraft server or Skype, WampServer may fail to load all it's necessary services. You can tell if this is the case if the W taskbar icon stays red or orange.

NOTE: You may edit files while WampServer is running. If you want to see changes you have made, save the file and press F5 or the refresh icon near your URL bar.

NOTE: There is also another option for creating a local server on Windows called XAMPP, however, the steps may be slightly different if you choose to use it.