• Go to Start --> Run --> type "CMD" and enter,
• on the command line "type net stop http", say "Y" to each question.

Before you can do any installations, make sure to login to your computer as an Administrator.

• Downloading Files
• Installing Apache2.2
• Configuring Apache2.2
• Installing and Configuring PHP5.2 for Apache2.2
• Other Related Links

PHP5.2

• http://www.php.net/downloads.php
• Download PHP 5.X.X zip package
• Unzip the files to c:\php5 directory

Apache2.2

• http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
• Download Win32 Binary (MSI Installer)

Run the apache_2.2.X-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi file

1. On the Welcome Screen, Click Next
2. On the License Agreement Page, Read the License Agreement, Select "I accept the terms in the license agreement", click Next
3. Read the Read This First screen, and select Next.
4. Now On the Server Information page
5. On Network Domain, enter your domain (e.g. orbitsl.net) or if dont have a domain, enter "localhost"
6. Server Name, enter somename.yourdomain (e.g. myserver.localhost or server.orbitsl.net)
7. Administrators Email Address, enter your email.
8. Select "for All Users, on Port 80, as a Service" (This will make Apache run on default port 80 and start automaticaly when you start your computer) then click Next

   You can Change the above setting at any given time

    

9. On the Setup Type, select "Typical" and click Next.
10. Destination Folder, Click Next
11. Ready to Install The Program, Click Install.

Once the installation is finished, open your favorite browser, (e.g. Internet Explore, Firefox), type http://localhost

• You should see some thing like "It works!" or some thing similar.

1. Go to Start --> Programs --> Apache HTTP Server 2.2.X --> Configure Apache Server --> Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration File (Then a File will be opened in Notepad)

    

   • First lets change the default document directory (Where you will put your HTML/PHP files.)

      

     • Find the Line "DocumentRoot" in httpd.conf change it to

       DocumentRoot "c:/wwwroot"

        

     • Find the Line "<Directory ~" & change it to

       <Directory "E:/wwwroot">

      

   • Lets Change the comment types to .php .htm
     • Find the Line "DirectoryIndex" & change it to

       DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php

      

   • Now Save the File and Exit.
   • Create a directory call wwwroot at drive C: (C:\wwwroot)
   • Create a HTML file call index.html at c:\wwwroot\index.html
   • Go to Start --> Programs --> Apache HTTP Server 2.2.X --> Control Apache Server --> Restart
     • If you done every thing right, this should work with out any errors.
   • Open your favorite browser, (e.g. Internet Explore, Firefox), type http://localhost if you have done every thing right, you should see your HTML files you have created.

1. Go to Start --> Programs --> Apache HTTP Server 2.2.X --> Configure Apache Server --> Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration File (Then a Files will be opened in Notepad)
2. Fine the "#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so" line, after the line add the below given lines (as it is)

   ##### PHP5 ######

   LoadModule php5_module "c:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
   AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
   PHPIniDir "c:/PHP"

   ##### PHP5-END ######

    

3. Save the Files and Close it.

4. Create a directory call c:\php

5. Now copy the files php5apache2_2.dll, php5ts.dll & php.ini-recommended from c:\php5\ directory to c:\php directory

6. Rename the php.ini-recommended file to php.ini

7. Create a file call phpinfo.php in c:\wwwroot, open the file with a PHP editor or with notepad/WordPad & add the following text

   <?php

   echo phpinfo();

   ?>

    

8. Go to Start --> Programs --> Apache HTTP Server 2.2.X --> Control Apache Server --> Restart

   • If you done every thing right, this should work with out any errors.

9. Open your browser, enter http://localhost/phpinfo.php, if you have done every thing right, you should see PHP Installation Information.

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