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How to Install Apache-PHP-MySql on Windows Vista

• Installing Apache on Vista
• Installing and configuring  PHP on Apache running on Vista pag 1
• Installing and configuring  PHP on Apache pag 2
• Installing MySql on Vista
• Configuring MySql for Apache on Vista



On this second part  we''ll try to get PHP engine running on Apache installed on a machine with Windows Vista 32 bit.
If you haven't downloaded PHP 5.2.6 zip package you can get it here http://www.php.net/downloads.php
Please make sure to get the versions  mentioned above, so the final result will be positive 100%.

Steps to install PHP

1. Log on as Administrator ,and turn off User Account Control if you got it running again after you installed Apache if you dom't know hwo click here How to turn UAC off
2. Go where you saved PHP and extract the .zip file to the directory C:\php5.
3. Open up this folder , make a copy of PHP.ini-recommended and rename it PHP.ini.Open this file with Notepad or any text editor,find (see Fig 1)and search for doc_root =  and change it to doc_root = C:\WebServer\Apache2.2\htdocs (no quotes isn't a mismatch )(see Fig 2) wich is the directory of your webpages on the webserver.

Fig 1
 
Fig 2



4.  In the same way, find  extension_dir = "./" and change it to extension_dir = "C:\php5\ext" (see Fig 3)Save the php.ini file and close it
   
   
    
   Fig 3
   
   
   
5.  Right Click on Start > Computer then choose properties > Advanced System Setting and Environment Variables
   
   
6. Then,find the System Variable Path select it by clicking on it and press edit
   
    
   Fig 4
   
   
   
7. On the new window (see Fig 4) go to the end of the string and add exactly this ;C:\php5;C:\php5\ext. Click OK and Ok again to close any open window.Reboot your computer.
   
   

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