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Installing PHP


Download PHP from www.php.net/downloads.php
Download Windows Binaries

    1. PHP 5.x.x zip package (for Apache web server)
    2. PHP 5.x.x installer (for Xitami web server)


Choose a mirror site


Save it

After you save it, run it

Click Run

Click Next

Click I Agree

Click Next

Select a directory to install to
Click Next

Click Next

Select Xitami to run PHP
Click Next

Click Next

Click OK

Click OK

Click OK
Turn Xitami off and on

If necessary rename php.ini-dist to php.ini – move
to C:\Windows, or with other .ini files

If necessary move msvcrt.dll  and php4ts.dll  to C:\Windows\System, or with other .dll files

make config changes to defaults.cfg or defaults.aut if necessary
In defaults.cfg add:
       [Filter]
       .php=c:\ path to php.exe
All php files must be run from C:\Xitami\webpages directory
Access server through localhost or 127.0.0.1
When typing in URL, do not add “webpages” to URL

In php.ini, set cgi.force_redirect to 0
    make sure it is not commented out with a semicolon
In a text editor create an HTML document with the following code in the <body>
       <?php
              phpinfo( );
       ?>
Name it phpinfo.php, save in C:\Xitami\webpages
Run it: http://localhost:88/phpinfo.php

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