Setting Up PHP 5 for Windows with Apache or IIS
with Kevin Yank
In this title, Kevin Yank, author of the book Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, explains how to set up a complete web server on Windows. The training covers PHP 5, as well as the Apache web server and IIS. Targeted toward those new to web programming and experienced programmers alike, this tutorial, published by SitePoint, is a thorough guide to setting up PHP 5 and Apache or IIS on Windows.
Topics include:
- Downloading and installing PHP and Apache
- Creating and modifying a PHP configuration file
- Configuring IIS for use with PHP
- Configuring Apache for use with PHP
- Creating a PHP script to test if the applications are installed correctly
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- Q: Have there been any changes to Apache, PHP, or MySQL that would affect a user viewing the Setting Up PHP 5 for Windows with Apache or IIS course?
- A: There is some updated information pertaining to Apache working with PHP 5.
In the tutorial, author Kevin Yank is using an older version of PHP and the newer PHP version has a file name change. When displaying the file in the browser, "phpinfo.php" will show a screen with the code <?php phpinfo();?> .
In editing the httpd.conf file, under "LoadModule," the author is shown typing the line:
LoadModule php5_module c:/php/php5apache2.dll
When attempting to restart the server, Apache will give an error message stating that it cannot find the module php5apache2. This can be corrected by using the new PHP file name:
LoadModule php5_module c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll
Apache then loads efficiently and smoothly. The correct information for the code <?php phpinfo();?> is then displayed in the browser.
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