How to Install PHP on Windows. This article was written in 2009 and remains one of our most popular posts. If you’re keen to learn more about PHP, you may find this recent article on PHP 5.4 of great interest. Hopefully, you now have a working local installation of Apache on your Windows PC. In this article we will install PHP 5 as an Apache 2.2 module. Why PHP? PHP remains the most widespread and popular server-side programming language on the web. Why Install PHP Locally? Installing PHP on your development PC allows you to safely create and test a web application without affecting the data or systems on your live website.
All-in-One packages There are some excellent all-in-one Windows distributions that contain Apache, PHP, MySQL and other applications in a single installation file, e.g. The PHP Installer Although an installer is available from php.net, I would recommend the manual installation if you already have a web server configured and running. Manual Installation Manual installation offers several benefits: PHPBuilder.com, the best resource for PHP tutorials, templates, PHP manuals, content management systems, scripts, classes and more. PHP Manual. Links. Documentation ¶ A good place to start is by skimming through the ever-growing list of frequently asked questions (with answers, of course). Then have a look at the rest of the online manual and other resources in the documentation section.
Mailing Lists ¶ There are a number of mailing lists devoted to talking about PHP and related projects. This list describes them all, has links to searchable archives for all of the lists, and explains how to subscribe to the lists. Newsgroups ¶ The PHP language newsgroup is comp.lang.php, available on any news server around the globe. Mailing list messages are transfered to newsgroup posts and newsgroup posts are sent to the mailing lists.
User Groups ¶ Chances are that there is a User Group in your neighborhood, which are generally a great resource both for beginners and experienced PHP users. Events & Training ¶ Instant Resource Center ¶ Otherwise known as IRC or Internet Relay Chat. PHP.net webmasters ¶ PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP form.