Run WAMP Server as a System Service

As luck would have it, my computer crashed and I restored it but needed WAMP Server to run as a service (along with some other programs) and I decided to make this tutorial for those of you who wish to do the same.

  1. Launch Control Panel
    Launch Control Panel
  2. Click on System and Security
    Open System and Security
  3. Click on Administrative Tools
    Click Administrative Tools
  4. Double click on “Services” to open it up
    Click on Services
  5. Scroll down to “wampapache64” (wampapache if you’re on 32bit Windows), right click and open “Properties”
    Find wampapache64
  6. Change the “Startup Type” from Manual to Automatic then click the OK button
    Change Startup Type to Automatic
  7. Repeat steps five (5) and six (6) for “wampmysqld64 (wampmysqld if you’re on 32bit Windows)

That’s it. Your WAMP Server should now be running as a service and should start up as soon as Windows starts. Please note that you may not see the WAMP tray icon but just browse to http://localhost/ in your browser to confirm that it’s working.

That’s it! Happy developing guys and gals!

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