How to Install and Configure PHP 5 to Run with Apache on Windows by Christopher Heng, Many web developers want to run Apache and PHP on their own computer since it allows them to easily test their scripts and programs before they put them 'live' on the Internet. This article gives a step by step guide on how you can install and configure PHP5 to work together with the Apache HTTP Server on Windows. The procedure has been tested to work on both Windows XP and Vista. If you have not already installed Apache on your machine, check out one of the guides listed below. This 'How To' guide assumes that you have already completed installing Apache. • If you just want a quick and easy way to install the latest versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL, you may want to consider using my other guide. It's really much easier, since it uses a package that has all those software integrated and pre-configured.

It's also more up-to-date than this article, since it uses the current versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL. • If you are using Apache 1.3.x, see the guide. • If you plan to use one of the Apache 2 or 2.2 web servers on Windows XP, see the tutorial instead. • If you are using Apache 2.2 on Windows Vista, please read. Note: those planning to install PHP 4 on Apache 1.x should read my article instead. Steps to Setting Up PHP 5 • Download PHP 5 Before you begin, get a copy of PHP 5 from. In particular, download the VC6 thread-safe zip package from the 'Windows Binaries' section — that is, don't get the installer.

For example, select the package labelled 'PHP 5.2.5 zip package' if 5.2.5 is the current version. Update: note that I have not tested the procedure below with any of the PHP 5.3 versions, only with 5.2.5, which was the latest version at the time I originally wrote this. Installer Imprimante Hp Officejet G55 Parts. In theory, the procedure should work with later 5.2 versions as well. I'm not sure about 5.3 though. A version jump from 5.2 to 5.3 usually means bigger changes than simple bug fixes. If you want to be sure the procedure below will work, just get the latest of the 5.2 series.

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• Install PHP 5 Create a folder on your hard disk for PHP. Archpr 4.53 Serial Chomikuj on this page. I suggest 'c: php' although you can use other names if you wish. Personally though, I prefer to avoid names with spaces in it, like 'c: Program Files php' to avoid potential problems with programs that cannot handle such things. I will assume that you used c: php in this tutorial. Extract all the files from the zip package into that folder.

To do that simply double-click the zip file to open it, and drag all the files and folders to c: php. • Upgraders: Remove the Old PHP.INI File from Your Windows Directory If you are upgrading to PHP 5 from an older version, go to your windows directory, typically c: windows, and delete any php.ini file that you have previously placed there. • Configuring PHP Go to the c: php folder and make a copy of the file 'php.ini-recommended'. Name the new file 'php.ini'. That is, you should now have a file 'c: php php.ini', identical in content with 'c: php php.ini-recommended'. Note: if you are using Apache 1, you should either move the php.ini file to your windows directory, 'C: Windows' on most systems, or configure your PATH environment variable to include 'c: php'. If you don't know how to do the latter, just move the php.ini file to the 'c: windows' folder.

You do not have to do this if you are using Apache 2, since we will include a directive later in the Apache 2 configuration file to specify the location of the php.ini file. Use a (such as Notepad, which can be found in the Accessories folder of your Start menu) to open 'php.ini'. You may need to make the following changes to the file, depending on your requirements: • Enable Short Open Tags Search for the line that reads. Short_open_tag = Off If short_open_tag is set to 'off', tags like '. Magic_quotes_gpc = On Do not do this unless your web host has this setting as well. Even with the setting of 'Off', you can still use the addslashes() function in PHP to add the slashes for the specific pieces of data that need them. • Register Globals A number of older scripts assume that all data sent by a form will automatically have a PHP variable of the same name.