The pre-requisites are;

• Apache HTTP Server 1.3 or later
• MySQL 4.1 or later
• PHP 5.1.0 or later

If you already have Apache HTTP Webserver(and PHP loaded as an Apache Module) and MySQL running, then you have everything you need.

In case you dont have the requisites setup, you have two options.

• Use an AMP stack which has Apache, MySQL and PHP pre-configured to work together. See AMP stack for Windows if you are using Windows or else if you are using Linux, AMP stack for Linux.
• If you want you could configure Apache, MySQL and PHP on you own manually. You can refer the OrangeHRM FAQ on how to install/configure them.

Contents

• AMP stack for Windows
• AMP stack for Linux

AMP stack for Windows

Recommended AMP stack for Windows is EasyPHP. Download page; click EasyPHP 1.8

After downloading, install EasyPHP. It's a simple installation. After installation you will have to start EasyPHP manually everytime before you use it. Goto the start meny and EasyPHP program group and click on EasyPHP. This would open a console showing the status of Apache/MySQL.(after starting EasyPHP, this console can be activated by double clciking on EasyPHP icon in the taskbar) Please remember the location you installed EasyPHP. It will be required later.

Notice:

• If you use any firewall software(ie; Windows Firewall) please make sure that EasyPHP is exempted from the blocked list
• If you use Skype, this may result in a port conflict with Apa che web-server included in EasyPHP when you start EasyPHP. Therefore make sure you start EasyPHP before you start Skype (then Skype will go for an alternate port).
• EasyPHP by default has limited the its Webserver usage to the local machine where it is installed. This means that OrangeHRM deployed on EasyPHP will not be accessible remotely until the 'Listen' directive in 'httpd.conf' is altered. To do this open 'httpd.conf' by right clicking on EasyPHP icon in taskbar go in to sub menus configuration -> Apache and click on it. This would open the 'httpd.conf', now search for Listen 127.0.0.1:80. And now alter it such that it reads as Listen *:80, save and close the file and restart apache using the EasyPHP taskbar icon and clicking on Restart.

AMP stack for Linux

Recommended AMP stack for Linux is XAMPP Linux 1.5.3a

Notice: make sure you download complete stack(usually the biggest download out of the lot) and not the upgrades, developer packs, etc.

After downloading, install XAMPP Linux. Follow the instructions that comes with XAMPP Linux o r given in the XAMPP site.