Chapter 3. Installing Under Windows

Install PHP

1. Extract the PHP zip file to

c:\

and rename the install directory (ie. 'php5.0.1') to 'php'.

2. If using PHP 4, move the files in

c:\php\dlls

to

c:\php

.

3. Add the following to your Windows PATH environement variable

c:\php

. The Windows path can be accessed

via the Control Panel at: 'System', 'Advanced', 'Environment'.

4.

Add the following two environment variables to your system using the procedure above:

MIBDIRS=c:\php\mibs

, and

PHPRC=c:\php

.

5. If using PHP 4.3.5 or less (not recommended), create the following directory

c:\tmp

.

6. Rename the file

c:\php\php.ini.dist

to

php.ini

, and make the following changes to it:

If using PHP 4 add the following lines.

extension_dir = c:\php\extensions

extension=php_snmp.dll

extension=php_sockets.dll

If using PHP 5 add the following lines.

extension_dir = c:\php\ext

extension=php_mysql.dll

extension=php_snmp.dll

extension=php_sockets.dll

If using PHP 4.3.5 or less include the following line. If using 4.3.6 or greater, you should remove this line if

present.

session.save_path=c:\tmp

7. If you have had previous versions of PHP installed, you had likely moved the PHP system files to in the Win 

dows directory structure. If so, you will have to remove those files. Please review your PHP installation docu 

mentation for instructions on removing those files.

Configure the Webserver (Apache)

1. Make sure you have stopped any IIS web servers before you proceed with Apache installation.

2. Install the Apache web server. This is as simple as double clicking the .msi file and following the prompts. Make

sure to install it as a service and for the sake of the HOWTO, install it to

c:\apache

or

c:\apache2

.

3. If you are using Apache 1.3.x, installation of PHP 5 is not recommended. If using PHP 4, add the following lines

to your

httpd.conf

file in the

c:\apache\conf

directory:

LoadModule php4_module c:\php\sapi\php4apache.dll

AddModule mod_php4.c

AddType application/x httpd php .php

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php

4. If you are using Apache 2.x, add the following lines to your

httpd.conf

file in the

c:\apache2\conf

directory:

If using PHP 4, then add the following lines.

LoadModule php4_module c:\php\sapi\php4apache2.dll

AddType application/x httpd php .php

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php

If using PHP 5, then add the following lines.

LoadModule php5_module c:\php\php5apache2.dll

AddType application/x httpd php .php

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php

Configure the Webserver (IIS)

1. Start the Microsoft Management Console, right click on Default Web Site (in most cases) and select Properties.

2. Under the Home Directory tab, select Configuration and click Add. Browse to the path of

php4isapi.dll

or

php5isapi.dll

, and type in .php as the extension.

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