Is php already installed on windows?
Obtaining PHP
Prerequisite and running on your Windows system, else you will not be able to run PHP Scripts. Show Alternatively, you can install WAMP server or AMPPS server to install PHP, MySQL, and Apache Web Server on your Windows machine. Options for installing PHP on Windows
Install PHP on Windows manually You have to download zipped binary version of PHP from http://www.php.net/downloads.php. Extract the downloaded file to php folder which must be created at the root of any of your windows drives (e.g. c:\php or d:\php). Enter php folder and rename the file php.ini-recommonded to php.ini. Open the file php.ini with any text editor and find extension_dir within the file. Change the extension directory, i.e. if you have installed php in php folder of D drive, setting will be extension_dir=D:\php. Now you open Environment Variables (MyComputer -> System Properties -> Environment Variables), under system variables, select Path and click Edit, Then Click on New under system variable and add PHPRC against Variable name and D:\php against Variable value. Restart your system. Install PHP on Windows using Windows installer Simply run the .msi Windows installer file and follow the installation wizard. Testing if PHP is installed properly Create a php file containing code and save it as test.php. then you have installed PHP properly. Install PHP extensions on Windows What is a PHP extension? A PHP extension is a piece of code which is not part of the core PHP and you need it to explore certain functionalities of PHP (e.g. for using mysql you need mysql extension of PHP). Many extensions are available out of the box in the PHP installer downloaded from php.net or in the .msi package. But many need to be obtained separately from php.net. In Windows, extensions come in the form of a .dll file which you can download from php.net. How do you configure an extension on Windows? You need to change the setting of extension dir in php.ini file. For example, If you are using PHP 5.0.3, and you have installed php in c:\php, then you have to set extension_dir = C:\php\ext in your php.ini file. After downloading the files needed, you have to open php.ini and enable a line pointing to an extension in question. For enabling extensions, you have to uncomment a line in your php.ini file. For example, for enabling mysql extension, you have to change; extension = php_mysql.dll to extension = php_mysql.dll in your php.ini file. You also need to restart your web server and php in order to complete the installation of a specific extension. Sample php.ini Previous: PHP Home SmugWimp at smugwimp dot com ¶ 16 years ago
lukasz at szostak dot biz ¶ 16 years ago
jp at iticonsulting dot nl ¶ 17 years ago
webmaster at nachelfamily dot com ¶ 15 years ago
smileclick at hotmail dot com ¶ 14 years ago
robert dot johnson at icap dot com ¶ 14 years ago
bufoni at hotmail dot com ¶ 12 years ago
dpharshman at dslextreme dot com ¶ 13 years ago
$inipath) { jneill at gamedaytv dot com ¶ 15 years ago
Feroz Zahid ¶ 17 years ago
ratkinson at tbs-ltd dot co dot uk ¶ 16 years ago
Is PHP preLinux and macOS users often have Apache and PHP pre-installed or available via package managers. Windows 10 requires a little more effort. The steps below may work with other editions of Windows, PHP, and Apache, but check the documentation of each dependency for specific instructions.
Where does PHP install on Windows?On Windows the default path for the php. ini file is the Windows directory. If you're using the Apache webserver, php. ini is first searched in the Apaches install directory, e.g. c:\program files\apache group\apache .
How do I enable PHP on Windows?Follow the below steps to install PHP on Windows: Step 1: Visit https://www.php.net/ website using any web browser and click on Downloads. Step 2: Click on the Windows “Downloads” button. Step 3: The new webpage has different options, choose the Thread safe version, and click on the zip button and Download it.
Do I need to install PHP?No, if you installed a web server (e.g. Apache) on your computer it will not include PHP. You need to install it if you need it. There are apps such as WAMP and XAMPP that will install Apache, MySQL and PHP on your computer without any hassle.
|