PHP 5 install Windows Apache Server
This notes is for PHP 5 installation on Windows 2003 using an Apache Web Server.
Download VC9 x86 Thread Safe PHP 5.3.8 (Server has MS 2008 C++ Compiler).
Installing as an Apache handler, PHP module.
1. Download and Install php-5.3.8-Win32-VC9-x86.msi
Change the Destination Folder to C:\PHP\
Web Server Setup:
Select Apache 2.2.x Module
Select Apache Configuration Directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\
2. Configure httpd.conf
During installation, PHP will insert the following lines into your Apache httpd.conf configuration file to load the PHP module for Apache.
#BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS – REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
PHPIniDir “”
LoadModule php5_module “php5apache2_2.dll”
#END PHP INSTALLER EDITS – REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
Add the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir “C:/php”
Next, need to insert these two lines to your Apache httpd.conf
Add
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
inside <IfModule mime_module></IfModule>
Example:
<IfModule mime_module>
.
.
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
</IfModule>
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>
Change it to:
DirectoryIndex index.php
3. Make an index.php, example:
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo ‘<p><b>Hello!<b></p>’; ?>
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
</body>
</html>