I am simply trying to install the latest PHP, phpMyAdmin, and Apache 2.2. No frills. I am not a php programmer, and have no plans for any use of php other than phpMyAdmin. First problem... the PHP install docs talk about a basic Windows installer. But the only installer on the download page is for several releases back. Has phpMyAdmin abandoned the Windows installer for later releases? I tried manual install using the instructions, and as far as I know, I got it all installed. But all phpMyAdmin commmands from Apache (and even a 1-liner test) gives me a 500 Server error. So I simply went to the command line in the and typed php index.php. I get no output, and it simply returns to the command prompt. (I have another much older installation on another box. doing the same thing, I get a complete html dump of the page. So something is major different. I can't find logs anywhere. I have no clue why it isn't working. The only difference between the older install and this one (other than versions) is that I used the now-non-existant Windows installer on the old install on the other box. I'm pretty certain I've just got some magic config item that the installer does that I didn't do. I debug software for a living, and I'm pretty good at finding problems. But with no logs or any indication other than "it's broke" is making it very difficult. So first of all, if I'm simply overlooking the current version windows installer, just direct me. If I'm stuck with manual config, can someone tell me what I've missed? On the old-working box, I don't have a php.ini file. So I'm assuming that is not mandatory. My steps on the current non-working install: 1) unzip php.zip into c:\php 2) unzip phpMyAdmin into the appropriate htdocs folder of apache 3) add c:\php to path in environment 4) tried adding the loadmodule php5Apache2.dll to httpd.conf until I read that it doesn't work with Apache 2.2. So changed back to the CGI config stuff in httpd.conf (pretty sure this works... same as on old box). I've spent two days trying to get this to work. Nothing. This is frustrating. It shouldn't be this difficult. What am I missing? Thanks.