Recommended Requirements: php 5.1, apache 2.2.3

Installing MySQL

• Download the installation file from http://www.mysql.com/
• Double click on the exe file to begin installation.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.
• Select ‘Custom’ in SetUp Type and continue.
  
• Click on ‘Change’ to change the installation folder.
  
• Follow the on-screen instructions.
• Select ‘Skip Sign-Up’ and continue when you are asked to sign-up.
• Click on ‘Finish’ to complete the installation.

Configuring MySQL

• Search and open ‘MySQL server Instance Configuration Wizard’.
• Select ‘Standard Configuration’ when given a choice.
• Select ‘Install as Windows Service’ and ‘Launch the MySQL server automatically’
  
• Select ‘Modify Security Settings’ and enter root password (username is ‘root’).
  
• Click on ‘Execute’ to save the configuration details.

Change configurations in php

• Open ‘php.ini’ in notepad.
• Search for ‘extension_dir=”.” and replace with
  extension_dir = "C:\Web Server\php\ext" 
• Search for this line and uncomment it  
  extension=php_mysql.dll
• Copy ‘libmysql.dll’ file (should be located in ‘C:/Web Server/php’ folder ) into your Window’s System folder (usually C:/Windows/System32 )
• Save and close the file.
• Restart apache.

Install phpMyAdmin 

• Download zipped folder of ‘phpMyAdmin from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
• Extract the file.
• Move the folder to the web-server root directory (C:/Web Server/www)
• Open a web browser. Type the following and press enter. If there is no error, then the installation was successful.
  http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/index.php

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• 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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Enter network domain, server name and administrator’s email address when asked for. (These information are not relevant to the functioning of the server till it is hosted locally But make sure they are not left empty)

You can change the directory where it has to be installed.

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