Apache 2, PHP 4 & PHP 5 on Windows XP
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Before you start this process - do you already have a web server installed? For example IIS? If so then providing you don't require it, disable and/or uninstall it *prior* to installing Apache.
1) Double-click the apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-nossl.msi file to begin installation:
2) The Apache HTTP Server 2.2 installation wizard will appear, click Next to continue:
3) Accept the license agreement and click Next.
4) Read the Read me if you wish, and click Next to continue.
5) You will now enter some Server Information:
Network Domain: sandbox.dev
Server Name: www.sandbox.dev
Administrator's Email Address: enter your email address
Leave the install setting as for All Users, on Port 80, as a Service
It should look like this:
Click Next.
6) Leave the Setup Type as Typical and click Next:
7) Leave the Destination Folder as the default (C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\) and click Next:
8) On the Ready to Install the Program window, click Next:
9) After the installation has finished you will see the Installation Wizard Completed window, click Finish:
10) You now have a new icon in your system tray that looks like the Apache feather with a white circle and a green arrow in it (see image below). This is the Apache Service Monitor and we'll use it to stop and start Apache when setting up PHP.
11) If you have this icon then Apache is running. To demonstrate this open up your web browser and go to http://localhost/. The 'It works!' message will greet you:
Sometimes you may need to reboot your PC after installing Apache, if it doesn't run right away, do this. We're now ready to set-up Apache for PHP.
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