PHP 5.1.6

Building a Web Server, for Windows

Requirements

• Apache 2.0

Download

• PHP-5.1.6 -- win32 binary, non-installer version : php-5.1.6-Win32.zip

Our Configuration

• %SYSTEMROOT% : Win2000 -> C:\WINNT, WinXP -> C:\Windows
• Install to : C:\www\php
• Apache path : C:\www\Apache2
• Server webroot : C:\www\webroot
• PHP run-type : Apache 2.0 dynamically loaded SAPI module, php5apache2.dll
• Built-in support for : SSL(OpenSSL), compression(zlib), MySQL

Setup

• Unpack as C:\www\php-5.1.6-Win32
• Rename directory C:\www\php-5.1.6-Win32 to C:\www\php
• Copy file php.ini-recommended from C:\www\php to your %SYSTEMROOT% directory
• Rename file %SYSTEMROOT%\php.ini-recommended to php.ini
• Edit %SYSTEMROOT%\php.ini
  • doc_root = C:/www/webroot/
    [the directory your web server will be serving content from]
  • extension_dir = C:/www/php/ext/
  • session.save_path = C:/www/tmp/
    [location where temporary data files should be stored, needed for PHP's session functions]
    [make sure this directory exists - if not, create it]
• Add C:\www\php to the System PATH
  • Set PATH under Start » Settings » Control Panel » System » Advanced » Environment Variables » System variables » Path
    [make sure that files php5ts.dll and php5apache2.dll do NOT also reside under your %SYSTEMROOT%\system32 directory, from a previous installation]

PHP Extensions

• Edit %SYSTEMROOT%\php.ini, uncomment the extensions you wish to use under the 'Dynamic Extensions' Section.
• Note that MySQL support is no longer provided by default -- uncomment extension 'php_mysql.dll' for MySQL 4.0 or insert new extension 'php_mysqli.dll' for MySQL 4.1+ support

Configuration for Apache 2.0

• Edit C:\www\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf
  • Add LoadModule php5_module C:/www/php/php5apache2.dll to the bottom of the LoadModule list
    [note the unix forward style slashes (/), instead of windows style back slashes (\)]
  • Edit DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.php
    [adds index.php to the end of the DirectoryIndex field]
  • Insert lines...
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php [maps file extension .php to PHP]
    AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps [activates PHP syntax coloring]

Configuration for zlib

Modifications need to be made to php.ini to switch on zlib compression detection and encoding.

• Edit %SYSTEMROOT%\php.ini
  • Method 1: [Recommended]
    Leave the compression to Apache's mod_deflate (which can work around browsers that do not conform to the standards and deal with proxies)...
    • output_buffering = On
    • output_handler =
    • zlib.output_compression = Off
  • Method 2:
    Redirect all output to the ob_gzhandler compression function...
    • output_buffering = On
    • output_handler = ob_gzhandler
    • zlib.output_compression = Off
  • Method 3:
    Transparent output compression using the zlib library...
    • output_buffering = Off
    • output_handler =
    • zlib.output_compression = On

Testing

• Create phpinfo.php, containing the following code, and place under Apache's webroot directory...
  <?php phpinfo(); ?>
• Access URL http://localhost/phpinfo.php