How to Install and Configure Apache, PHP, Perl and MySQL on Windows the Easy Way (with XAMPP) by Christopher Heng, thesitewizard.com This article shows you an easy way to install and configure Apache, PHP, Perl and MySQL on your own Windows computer, so that you can test a temporary version of your website before transferring it to the Internet for the rest of the world to use. Ubuntu simplifies the installation of Apache using the 'apt-get' utility. To do so, simply issue the. Sudo apt-get install php5-pgsql php5-gd. PHP is now installed.
Assuming you have installed PostgreSQL and your WAMP installation is on c: wamp, you will need to copy c: wamp bin php php5.3.9 libpq.dll to c: wamp bin apache Apache2.2.11 bin Make sure you also have the following files C: wamp bin php php5.3.9 ext phppdopgsql.dll and C: wamp bin php php5.3.9 ext phppgsql.dll Also, make sure you have enabled the above 2 files as extensions, either via the WAMP menu (click on WAMP icon on taskbar, PHP, PHPExtensions, find the above 2 and 'check' them) Please note that php5.3.9 and Apache2.2.11 refer to my specific PHP and Apache versions. Adjust those to suit your installation.
How to Install and Configure PHP 5 to Run with Apache on Windows by Christopher Heng, Many web developers want to run Apache and PHP on their own computer since it allows them to easily test their scripts and programs before they put them 'live' on the Internet. This article gives a step by step guide on how you can install and configure PHP5 to work together with the Apache HTTP Server on Windows. The procedure has been tested to work on both Windows XP and Vista. If you have not already installed Apache on your machine, check out one of the guides listed below. This 'How To' guide assumes that you have already completed installing Apache. If you just want a quick and easy way to install the latest versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL, you may want to consider using my other guide.
It's really much easier, since it uses a package that has all those software integrated and pre-configured. It's also more up-to-date than this article, since it uses the current versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL. If you are using Apache 1.3.x, see the guide. If you plan to use one of the Apache 2 or 2.2 web servers on Windows XP, see the tutorial instead.
If you are using Apache 2.2 on Windows Vista, please read. Note: those planning to install PHP 4 on Apache 1.x should read my article instead. Steps to Setting Up PHP 5. Download PHP 5 Before you begin, get a copy of PHP 5 from. In particular, download the VC6 thread-safe zip package from the 'Windows Binaries' section — that is, don't get the installer.
For example, select the package labelled 'PHP 5.2.5 zip package' if 5.2.5 is the current version. Update: note that I have not tested the procedure below with any of the PHP 5.3 versions, only with 5.2.5, which was the latest version at the time I originally wrote this. In theory, the procedure should work with later 5.2 versions as well. I'm not sure about 5.3 though. A version jump from 5.2 to 5.3 usually means bigger changes than simple bug fixes. If you want to be sure the procedure below will work, just get the latest of the 5.2 series. Install PHP 5 Create a folder on your hard disk for PHP.
I suggest 'c: php' although you can use other names if you wish. Personally though, I prefer to avoid names with spaces in it, like 'c: Program Files php' to avoid potential problems with programs that cannot handle such things.
I will assume that you used c: php in this tutorial. Extract all the files from the zip package into that folder. To do that simply double-click the zip file to open it, and drag all the files and folders to c: php.
Upgraders: Remove the Old PHP.INI File from Your Windows Directory If you are upgrading to PHP 5 from an older version, go to your windows directory, typically c: windows, and delete any php.ini file that you have previously placed there. Configuring PHP Go to the c: php folder and make a copy of the file 'php.ini-recommended'. Name the new file 'php.ini'. That is, you should now have a file 'c: php php.ini', identical in content with 'c: php php.ini-recommended'. Note: if you are using Apache 1, you should either move the php.ini file to your windows directory, 'C: Windows' on most systems, or configure your PATH environment variable to include 'c: php'.
If you don't know how to do the latter, just move the php.ini file to the 'c: windows' folder. You do not have to do this if you are using Apache 2, since we will include a directive later in the Apache 2 configuration file to specify the location of the php.ini file.
Use a (such as Notepad, which can be found in the Accessories folder of your Start menu) to open 'php.ini'. You may need to make the following changes to the file, depending on your requirements:. Enable Short Open Tags Search for the line that reads. Shortopentag = Off If shortopentag is set to 'off', tags like '.
Magicquotesgpc = On Do not do this unless your web host has this setting as well. Even with the setting of 'Off', you can still use the addslashes function in PHP to add the slashes for the specific pieces of data that need them. Register Globals A number of older scripts assume that all data sent by a form will automatically have a PHP variable of the same name. For example, if your form has an input field with a name of 'something', older PHP scripts assume that the PHP processor will automatically create a variable called $something that contains the value set in that field.
If you are running such scripts, you will need to look for the following field. Registerglobals = On WARNING: Do NOT do this unless you have third party scripts that need it. When writing new scripts, it's best to always code with the assumption that the registerglobals item is set to 'Off'. Display Errors On a 'live' website, you typically want errors in your script to be silently logged to a PHP error file. On your own local machine, however, while you are testing and debugging a PHP script, it is probably more convenient to have error messages sent to the browser window when they appear.
This way, you won't miss errors if you forget to check the error log file. If you want PHP to display error messages in your browser window, look for the following. Session.savepath = 'c: tmp' Notice that in addition to changing the path, I also removed the semi-colon (';') prefix from the line. Alternatively, you can find out the current TEMP folder on your computer and use that.
Or create a 'tmp' folder in your PHP directory, like 'c: php tmp' and set the configuration file accordingly. The possibilities are endless. If you can't decide, just create 'c: tmp' and do as I said above. SMTP Server If your script uses the mail function, and you want the function to successfully send mail on your local machine, look for the following section.
mail function SMTP = mail.example.com smtpport = 25 sendmailfrom = [email protected] Note that after you do this, when your script tries to use the mail function, you will need to be connected to your ISP for the function to succeed. If you do not modify the above lines and attempt to use mail in your script, the function will return a fail code, and display (or log) the error (depending on how you configure php.ini to handle errors). (Note that in Apache 1.x, the smtpport line may not be present.
If so, don't include it.) How to Configure Apache for PHP 5 There are two ways to set up Apache to use PHP: the first is to configure it to load the PHP interpreter as an Apache module. The second is to configure it to run the interpreter as a CGI binary. I will supply information for how you can accomplish both, but you should only implement one of these methods. Choose the module method if your web host also installed PHP as an Apache module, and use the CGI method if they have implemented it to run as a CGI binary. Running PHP 5 as an Apache Module To configure Apache to load PHP as a module to parse your PHP scripts, use an ASCII text editor to open the Apache configuration file, 'httpd.conf'. If you use Apache 1.x, the file is found in 'c: Program Files Apache Group Apache conf '.
Apache 2.0.x users can find it in 'C: Program Files Apache Group Apache2 conf ' while Apache 2.2.x users can find it in 'C: Program Files Apache Software Foundation Apache2.2 conf '. Basically, it's in the 'conf' folder of wherever you installed Apache.
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Search for the section of the file that has a series of 'LoadModule' statements. Statements prefixed by the hash '#' sign are regarded as having been commented out.
If you are using Apache 1.x, add the following line after all the LoadModule statements. PHPIniDir 'c:/php' Of course if you used a different directory for your PHP installation, you will need to change 'c:/php' to that path. Remember to use the forward slash ('/') here again. If you are using Apache 1, you will have already placed your php.ini file in either the Windows directory or somewhere in your PATH, so PHP should be able to find it by itself. You can of course do the same if you are using Apache 2, but I find modifying the Apache configuration file a better solution than cluttering your c: windows directory or your PATH variable.
Running PHP 5 as a CGI Binary If you have configured PHP 5 to run as an Apache module, skip forward to the next section. This section is for those who want to configure PHP to run as a CGI binary. The procedure is the same whether you are using the Apache 1.x series or one of the 2.x series. Search for the portion of your Apache configuration file which has the ScriptAlias section.
Add the line from the box below immediately after the ScriptAlias line for 'cgi-bin'. If you use Apache 2.2.x, make sure that the line goes before the closing for that section. Note that if you installed PHP elsewhere, such as 'c: Program Files php ', you should substitute the appropriate path in place of 'c:/php/' (for example, 'c:/Program Files/php/').
Observe carefully that I used forward slashes ('/') instead of the usual Windows backslashes (' ') below. You will need to do the same. AllowOverride None Options None Order allow,deny Allow from all. Configuring the Default Index Page This section applies to all users, whether you are using PHP as a module or as a CGI binary.
If you create a file index.php, and want Apache to load it as the directory index page for your website, you will have to add another line to the 'httpd.conf' file. To do this, look for the line in the file that begins with 'DirectoryIndex' and add 'index.php' to the list of files on that line.
For example, if the line used to be. DirectoryIndex index.php index.html The next time you access your web server with just a directory name, like 'localhost' or 'localhost/directory/', Apache will send whatever your index.php script outputs, or if index.php is not available, the contents of index.html. Restart the Apache Web Server Restart your Apache server. This is needed because Apache needs to read the new configuration directives for PHP that you have placed into the httpd.conf file.
The Apache 2.2 server can be restarted by doubleclicking the Apache Service Monitor system tray icon, and when the window appears, clicking the 'Restart' button. Testing Your PHP Installation Create a PHP file with the following line. Save the file as 'test.php' or any other name that you fancy, but with the '.php' extension, into your Apache htdocs directory. If you are using Notepad, remember to save as 'test.php' with the quotes, or the software will add a '.txt' extension behind your back. Open your browser and access the file by typing ' localhost/test.php' (without the quotes) into your browser's address bar. Do not open the file directly on the hard disk — you'll only see the words you typed in earlier. You need to use the above URL so that the browser will try to access your Apache web server, which in turn runs PHP to interpret your script.
If all goes well, you should see a pageful of information about your PHP setup. Congratulations — you have successfully installed PHP and configured Apache to work with it. You can upload this same file, test.php, to your web host and run it there to see how your web host has set up his PHP, so that you can mimic it on your own machine. If for some reason it does not work, check to see whether your PHP setup or your Apache setup is causing the problem. To do this, open a Command Prompt window (found in the 'Accessories' folder of your 'Start' menu) and run php-cgi.exe on test.php with a command line like ' c: php php-cgi test.php' (without the quotes). If invoking PHP from the command line causes a large HTML file with all the PHP configuration information to be displayed, then your PHP set up is fine.
The problem probably lies with your Apache configuration. Make sure that you have restarted the Apache server after making configuration changes. Verify that you have configured Apache correctly by looking over, again, the instructions on this page and the steps given in (for Apache 1.x users), (for Apache 2.x users on Windows XP) or (for Apache 2.2.x on Windows Vista and above). Learning PHP The complete PHP reference manual can be obtained from the php website.
You can refer to it online or download the entire set of HTML files for reference offline. As its name implies, it is a reference manual only. For tutorials, check out at thesitewizard.com. If you are new to writing PHP scripts, the following chapters may interest you:.
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