PHP: Installing PHP for Apache on Windows

This tip document documents the basic steps to install PHP for Apache on Windows 9x. Complete installation instructions are included in the install.txt file that complete with the .zip file for Windows.

Installation Steps

Download the latest .zip of the PHP software from php.net.
Create a directory for php, usually: c:\php
Unzip the PHP files into this directory

Configuration Steps

Now you are ready to configure PHP. I prefer installing PHP as an Apache module, so that is the method covered here. However, other options are covered in the PHP documentation.

If running Windows 98, first download the latest ODBC drivers from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/data. PHP requires the odbcw32.dll file which come with this package. Install this package before proceeding.
Copy the php4ts.dll file from c:\php directory to the windows/system (for Windows 9x/Me) or winnt/system32 (for Windows NT/2000) directory, overwriting any older file.
Add the following two lines to the httpd.conf file:
LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Stop and restart the Apache server. PHP should now be installed and working.

Note: This tip was tested on Windows 98 with Apache 1.3.23 and PHP 4.1.1. Your mileage may vary on any other Windows platform.

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