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Follow the steps listed below to install php 5.2.1 on Windows XP/Windows Vista.
Install apache 2.2.3 before installing php.
- Download the zipped folder of php 5.2.1 from www.php.net
- Extract the file and rename the folder as ‘php’.
- Move the folder to your desired location (e.g. C:/Web Server/php)
- Go to the directory where you have copied ‘php’ and open it.
- Make a copy of the file ‘php.ini-recommended’. Name the new file as ‘php.ini’.
- Open ‘php.ini’.
- Search for ‘doc_root=’ and enter the path of the root where web pages will be kept.
(e.g. C:\Web Server\www)
- Save and close the file.
Change configuration settings for apache
- Open ‘httpd.conf’ in notepad from ‘conf’ folder in the apache installation directory.
- Search for the section of the file that has a series of "LoadModule" statements.
- Add the following line
LoadModule php5_module "C:/Web Server/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
- Find "AddType" lines in the <IfModule mime_module> section.
- Add the line just before the closing </IfModule> for that section.
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
- Add the following line at the end of the file:
PHPIniDir "C:/Web Server/php" - Find ‘DirectoryIndex index.html’ and replace with the following line:
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
- Save and close the file.
- Restart apache.
Test php
- Open notepad
- Enter the following
<?php
echo phpinfo();
?> - Save the file in the web-server root (C:/Web Server/www) as phpinfo.php
- Open web browser and type ‘http://localhost/phpinfo.php’ and press enter.
- If you see a page with information about php, then the installation was successful.
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