WAMP5 该软件在你的系统上自动地安装Apache, PHP5, 和MySQL。该软件配以一个以系统托盘图标运行的服务管理器，以及一个插件，现在允许你的在同一个服务器上运行PHP4.3.9和PHP5.0.2。
WAMP5 is a service manager that install Apache, PHP5, MySQL database, PHPmyadmin and SQLitemanager on your computer. It's principal aim is to allow you to easily discover the new version of PHP: PHP5. WAMP5 comes with a service manager installed as a tray icon. It allows you to manage WAMP5 and access all services.

When you install WAMP5, all the files are copied in the directory you choose. Conf files are then modified to point to that directory. It also installs a "www" directory which will be your Document Root.

At the end of the installation, WAMP5 will automatically install Apache and MySQL as services :
· service' wampapache': apache service
· service 'wampmysql': mysql service

WAMP5's installation is compact. This means that all files are copied to WAMP5's directory. Only the MySQL conf file (usually my.ini) is copied to the Windows directory but as "mywamp.ini" to avoid conflicts with other installs.