Microsoft Server 2003 Standard, PHP, and MySQL

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I am working on a school server and need to install PHP and MySQL.  The server is Microsoft Server 2003 Standard.  Are there any specifics for installing PHP and MySQL, and will it mess up everything else on the server?  (ALL of the computers in the school rely on this server, and I do not want to mess it up.)  Are there specific versions of PHP and MySQL I need to install?  Where would the libmysql.dll, libmysqli.dll files go?  (They go in C:/Program Files/Windows/System when I install it on my computer -windows XP.  Is there a difference?)

 

Any insight would be MUCH appreciated.

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First thing you need to do is figure out if anything is already serving on port 80. Possibly IIS is running, either intentionally or not. As I recall, the service is running by default. If is actually used, you'll have to install PHP with an ISAPI module. If not, you can use apache instead. You shouldn't have to put anything in the Windows folder. Keep it all in C:\PHP or something and modify PATH.

 

MySQL should be save to install in any case.

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Thanks a lot!  I will keep that in mind.