Apache is already installed on my desktop. Can I use the automatic Windows Installer to install PolicyPage even though the documentation tells me not to?
This is not recommended. The Windows Installer will install another copy of Apache. This copy of Apache will not be able to start because the original Apache already has control of a resource (Port 80) needed by the second copy of Apache. The result is that PolicyPage will not be able to run even though it is installed. There are work-arounds to this problem but they require the same level of technical skill that would be required to follow the recommended approach which is to configure PHP and MySQL to run with the existing copy of Apache and then use a standard PolicyPage distribution. If this level of technical skill is not easily available, consider obtaining an inexpensive and/or used desktop machine that does not already have Apache installed and then use that machine for PolicyPage.
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