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Installing php4 and php5 on windows and linux and apache and iis server

How
to Install PHP 5.0 on Windows XP Pro


  1. Once you download the PHP
    zip file
    ( the Windows Binaries Zip Package),
    unzip it to c:\php.

    • To unzip using WinZip

      • right click the zip file
      • select Extract to...
      • select SYSTEM(C:) in the Folders/drives: window
      • with SYSTEM(C:) highlighted, click New Folder
      • enter php
      • press OK
      • in the Extract To: field you should see C:\php
      • press Extract
  2. Add c:\php to your Environment Variables
    • right click 'My Computer' on desktop
    • select 'Properties' -> 'Advanced'
    • select 'Environment Variables' at the bottom of the screen
    • in 'System variables', scroll down to select 'Path' and press
      'Edit'
    • add ;C:\php at the end of
      the 'Variable value:' field (variable values need to be separated
      by ;)
    • press Ok, press Ok, press Ok
  3. Add the .php extension
    • For IIS, add it to the Application Mappings.
      • Start -> Control Panel -> (Performance and Maintenance) ->Administrative Tools -> Internet
        Information Services
      • Expand your local computer by clicking the +
      • Right click on Web Sites
      • Select Properties
      • Select the Home Directory tab
      • Press the Configuration button on the lower right side
        of the screen
      • Press the Add button
      • Browse to C:\php
      • Change Files of type: at the bottom of the screen to Dynamic
        Link Libraries (*.dll)
      • Double click on php5isapi.dll or select php5isapi.dll and
        press Open
      • Enter .php in the Extension field (be
        sure to enter the '.' before the php)
      • Press OK
      • Press Apply
      • Press OK
      • Press OK
      • Close the Internet Information Services screen
    • For Abyss,

      • Declare the interpreter

        • Open Abyss Web Server's console. In
          the Hosts table, press Configure in the row
          corresponding to the host to which you want to add PHP
          support.
        • Select Scripting Parameters.
        • Check Enable Scripts Execution.
        • Press Add in the Interpreters table.
        • In the Interpreter field, press Browse...,
          go to the directory where you have installed PHP and click
          on php5isapi.dll .
        • Set Type to PHP Style.
        • Check Use the associated extensions
          to automatically update the Script Paths
          .
        • Press Add in the Associated
          Extensions
          table.
        • Enter php in the Extension field
          and press OK.
        • Press OK
        • Press Add in the Custom Environment
          Variables
          table.
        • Enter REDIRECT_STATUS (with
          no leading or trailing spaces) in the Name field
          and 200 in the Value field and press OK.
        • Press OK in the Scripting
          Parameters
          dialog.
      • Declare new index files
        • Select Index Files.
        • Press Add in the Index Files table.
        • Enter index.php in the File
          Name
          field and press OK.
      • Apply the modifications
        • Press Restart to restart the
          server.
    • For Apache, in the Apache install folder (C:\Program Files\Apache
      Group\Apache2 if the default was chosen):

      1. open the conf folder
      2. open the httpd.cnf file with notepad
        or some other text editor
      3. Add:
        • LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apache2.dll"
        • Addtype application/x-httpd-php .php
      4. You may not need to do this step, but if you have a
        problem running php files you may need to come back and
        configure the path to php.ini

        • Search for PHPIniDir and set it to "C:/windows"
        • If PHPIniDir is not there, you can add it: PHPIniDir "C:/windows" or
          whatever your windows directory
          is.
      5. Save the file and restart the Apache server by clicking
        on the Apache icon in the system tray, moving your
        cursor over Apache2 and selecting Restart.
  4. Copy Cinema Premiere's modified php.ini to your Windows directory
    which should be either C:\WINDOWS or C:WINNT depending on how
    you initially installed Windows XP Pro.
    • Cinema Premiere's modified php.ini can either be downloaded from
      here or
    • extracted from either the CinemaPremierePSTest.zip or the CinemaPremierePS.zip
      • right click either CinemaPremierePSTest.zip or CinemaPremierePS.zip
      • select Extract to...
      • in the Files area, select Files: and type in php.ini
      • in the Folders/drives window, expand SYSTEM (C:) by selecting
        the + in front of SYSTEM (C:)
      • select your Windows directory (either WINDOWS or WINNT)
      • select Extract

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