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karidee
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Newbie Who Needs Help Installing PHP

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:D Hello Everyone,
I'm really new to PHP. In fact I just started trying to learn it. I bought a book called "Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours" but I haven't gotten very far because in the beginning where it tells you how to install PHP it only tells you how to install it on a Linux system :? , but I am running on Windows. Can anybody help me with this? I need a REALLY dumbed down explaination of how to install it on my Windows system :oops: . I don't understand anything about PHP at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by unclepiak »

Goto download page on php.net you'll found php win32 version get one named : php-4.2.1-installer.exe. This is a very easy to install in windows platform.

http://www.php.net/downloads.php

http://www.php.net/do_download.php?down ... taller.exe
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You can also try the manual for installation instructions:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.php

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When I get to the part of the installation wizard that wants to know the server type which do I choose?

• Microsoft PWS on Windows 9x or ME
• Microsoft PWS on NT Workstation
• Microsoft IIS 3 or Lower
• Microsoft IIS 4 or Higher
• Apache
• Xitami
• None (or other server)- I will configure the web server manually

I don't even know what any of these mean. Can somebody help explain what each of these options means so that I can figure out which one I want to pick. Thanks!

PS- I'm using Windows XP
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PWS is Personal web server
IIS is Internet information services
Apache is a powerful open source server (not a microsoft product)
Xitami another open source web server
(and xp is nt grown up)

If you have xp proffesional IIS you can put IIS (and PWS) on, if it's the Home edition you can't, sorry.

If you are running on home edition I'd go for apache, unsurprisingly you can find out about it at http://www.apache.org (big surprise), install apache before you install php.

If you are running XP professional you probably want to go with IIS. You can check if it's already on there by going to
start>control panel>add or remove programs>Add/remove windows components
then in the windows components wizard you will see if IIS is checked or not if not you want to install it before php. Even if it is there you might want to upgrade it or at the very least patch it for security. All the information you could ever need on this can be found on the microsoft site along with downloads FAQ's, install guides etc etc. They really do offer a lot of help on it.
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Post by karidee »

Sorry I'm asking so many questions. I went to the microsoft web page to download the "IIS" program. And now I'm even more confused about what it is.

• First of all, is "IIS" a program?
• Second, I looked in the Control Panel to see if it was already there on
my computer and it wasn't.
• Third, what does "IIS" do?
• Fourth, I'm using Windows XP Professional

When I was reading about IIS at the microsoft web page the only options I could find to download where Windows NT services packs or Internet Explorer service packs. That doesn't seem right.

Is Apache less confusing? Can I use that with Windows XP Professional if it is? :?
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IIS: Internet Information Services

It's a web server. To use PHP you need a web server like IIS, Apache, Xitami etc...

As e+ said:
To install IIS go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components.
Check the box next to IIS and click the next button to run the install.

Since the PHP installer will automatically configure IIS to work with PHP files it's an easy option for a first time install.

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