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1. backup your applications folder, fms.ini and any other config files that you have changed in the FMS install directory.

2. uninstall FMS

3. reinstall FMS and uncheck the option to install the bundled apache webserver . FMS should be installed on a seperate server as apache. Flashplayer uses port 80 and it  Will conflict adobe apparently bundles apache to be used as demo. I have never gotten PHP and all its modules such as gd to work on their version of apache. reinstall you applications folder and fms.ini(any thing else you backed up)

4. install apache 2.2,PHP,PHP PEAR(if you ever want to send mail)  install  mysql and mysql workbench on the server machine.

5. create a text document and change hide known file extensions in the windows folder options so you can change the text files extension to .html(myEmbedFile.html) paste the html provided into this file put it on the webserver and browse to it.

Resources to keep in mind.

1. You can use any desktop machine running windows that is has at least 512 mb of ram as development machine. I have installed all the above mentioned servers on desktop machines. I currently use a single quad core destop for all my delvelopment needs and because its a devlopment machine i took port 80 out of fms.ini and installed IIS,Mysql and FMS on it. Keep in mind if you are using windows 7 that you can install apache and PHP on it but I could not get GD (php graphics module) to install on it an currently use IIS. If you do all of this on Linux its not a problem but you may have to find a patch for FMS to get it to install.

2. if you want to attach your ip adderess to a domain name use dyn.dns their client will autochange your IP address if your ISP gives you a new one or you change a nic card or for any other reason.

You should do everything I've described above to be able to learn and create apps as effiecently and with as little hassle as possible.

You can use a package such as  XAMPP to which will install all the above servers but i prefer to do it one by one and use config files without a config manager and I think its easier to install any sever modules I might want to use in the future to expand my development websites. Your choice though.

What i meant is FMS and Apache should be on seperate servers in a production environment. but in my devlopment environment where i can garuntee port 1935 is open then port 80 becomes less important because flash player always tries port 1935 first. In a production environment flash player will try port 1935 and if it fails then it will try port 80. See why there could be  a conflict between port 80 FMS and port 80 apache? In overview I load all servers on a single desktop machine and build on it then i transfer the .swf and main.asc onto a production machine for load testing. If you don't have a good FMS server to test you apps on then when ready I suggest you use Influxis FMS hosting. At this point there are so many possible possible configurations for you to use that you are going to have to make some decisions on your own. This post is just a guide I have wrote because I spent countless hours learning this stuff with nothing but minimal help from forums. However I must put a great big thankyou and shoutout to fmsguru.com. That site has been invalueable.

It recomended to reinstall it in the xampp directory...i dont know if any other directory works...