Steps for PHP installation.

We can follow below steps for installing php with Apache server.

• Install Apache-2 while (installing it give domain name and server name as localhost)


• Create a folder inside Apache with name=”php”.


• Unzip the file “php-5.2.6-Win32.zip” inside the folder “php”.


• Rename the file “php.ini-recommanded” as “php.ini”.


• Open php.ini and change the following:
  
  
  
  • Remove ; present from the lines “extension=php_gd2.dll”, “extension=php_mysql.dll”
    (; means comment)
  
  
  • Change extension_dir = "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\php\ext"
  
  
  • Copy and paste “php.ini” inside “windows”


• Open “httpd.conf” file that is present inside “Apache\conf”.


• Paste the following line ServerRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2"


• Don’t use # symbol. It is used for comment.


• Paste the following line at the end of loadmodule: LoadModule php5_module "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\php\php5apache2.dll"


• After documentroot paste this: DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"


• Add this: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php after the following line: #AddType application/x-tar .tgz

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