Page 1 of 1

install php on windows

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:43 am
by sutejok
Hi guys, sorry for this topic.
Is it possible to run php and mysql on windows XP home edition? so that i'm able to open php pages without uploading it to my server all the time..
I cant find the link to answer my question. can anyone help me out with this...? thxxxx

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:51 am
by sutejok
also, what do i need in order to install it?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:55 am
by JayBird

Re: install php on windows

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:46 am
by malcolmboston
sutejok wrote: Is it possible to run php and mysql on windows XP home edition?
yes, i used to and had no problems

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:49 am
by d3ad1ysp0rk
Yes, it's very possible.
There are many all-in-one packages that install everything at once, or you can do it yourself using tutorials found online.
I made a tutorial on installing Apache and PHP on a windows machine: http://lps.no-ip.org/install.php
Ask me if you have any questions about installing the server or php.

After you've gotten those two installed, you'll need to download mysql with the link bech provided, and then find a tutorial on installing it.

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:32 am
by patrikG
Or, for some PHP-related background on this, read: http://www.devnetwork.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21400

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:36 am
by sutejok
I found out about this IIS thing for windows. is it more advisable to use apache?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:39 am
by magicrobotmonkey
Gah! Definitely use apache! IIS is full of holes!

Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:42 am
by patrikG
One very straightforward and simple fully fledged and preconfigured server including apache 2, mySQL, PHP, SSH, phpmyadmin, FTP server, etc. etc. is Xampp.

Runs on XP and pretty much everything MS as well.

Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 7:28 am
by sutejok
Ok, thank you guys, i got apache, php running. i'm in the mid of installing the MySQL. thanx for the help guyss!!

Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 7:33 am
by Grim...
Don't forget to grap phpmyadmin.

I've run on Windows since I started and never had any problems. I used a free setup kit called PHPTriad but they want you to pay for it now :(

Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:16 am
by sutejok
ok.. one more problem here..
before my comp got a virus, i installed everything and everything runs propperly. i re-format yesterday and installed my os again and attempted to install apache again. this time, it fails.. the installer did not create the httpd.conf file and i got this error

"[Wed May 19 22:10:41 2004] [error] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : No installed service named "Apache2". Note the errors or messages above, and press the <ESC> key to exit. 26..."

anyone can help me with this...?