PHP Tutorial: Installation

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Installing PHP, MySql and Apache on Windows

N.B: This tutorial contains images. Over a dial up connection, it will take approximately 90 seconds to download all supported images.

It is often useful to have an installation of PHP on your local system for testing purposes. This tutorial will show you how to install and configure your own web server with PHP and MySql in a Windows environment. I will also show you how to secure your installation to ensure that no one but you can gain access to it.

Prerequisites

• Make sure you are logged onto your computer using an account with administrative privileges before continuing.
• You may encounter error messages when installing MySql and Apache if you have Microsoft Windows XP service pack 2 installed and have the Internet Connection Firewall enabled. It is safe to ignore these errors, as they are caused when a service attempts to listen for connections on an unsafe network interface.
• You must be running Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
• Before installing Apache, ensure that all other web servers installed on the system, such as IIS have been turned off, otherwise you will be unable to start the web server.

Contents

• Mysql
  
  • Download & Installation
  • Testing the Installation
  • Finding your way Around
  • Securing the Installation
• Apache
  
  • Download & Install
  • Testing the Installation
  • Finding your way around
  • Securing the Installation
• PHP
  
  • Download & Install
    
    • Configuring PHP
    • Configuring Apache
  • Testing the Installation
  • Securing the Installation
• Sources
• Aknowledgments