PHP installer for Windows giving me grief again :(

[lcthree]

I'm trying to install PHP on Windows with the MSI installer pack and it's only listing the following options on web server configuration:

 

- IIS FastCGI

- Other CGI

- Do not set up a web server

 

As I recall it used to have lots of options, probably about 10 or so. I need to use it with Apache 2.2.11, what happened to the Apache 2.2 option that I used to use?

 

The version of PHP I have downloaded is "VC6 x86 Non Thread Safe (2009-Jun-30 08:52:54)" - MSI Installer. Do UI haev the right installer?

 

Thanks.

[wildteen88]

Do not use the installer for PHP. Instead download the VC6 Thread Safe Zip package from http://windows.php.net/. Extract the contents of the zip to C:/php. Rename php-development.ini (located in C:/php) to php.ini.

 

Now add the following to Apaches httpd.conf (This is located in C:/<path to apache>/conf)

 

LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apche2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

 

Save the httpd.conf. Now add C:/php to the Path Environment Variable. Restart Windows and PHP is installed.

 

Before modifying the php.ini first test whether everything is setup correctly. Create a new file called info.php in C:/<path to Apache>/htdocs. Add the following code to this file

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Open you browser and go to http://localhost/info.php. You should get a white/purple which details PHP configuration/environment. If you do everything is setup and you're good to go.

[lcthree]

Thanks, works perfectly now that I've used the zip (you typoed php5apche2_2.dll in your code which I blindly copied and pasted at first though, you could edit that in case someone else reads this thread and does the same)

 

What happened to the installer though? I used to be able to make it work from the MSI installer.