How to Configure Apache + PHP + MySQL in Windows

Install PHP

Download PHP5, extract it, and copy php.ini-dist to php.ini in the PHP5 root directory.

• Edit php.ini. change the line doc_root = "X:\yy\web\". X:\yy\web\ is your webpages' root directory.
• delete the "#" before the
  extension=php_gd2.dll,
  extension=php_gettext.dll,
  extension=php_mysql.dll

Install Apache

Download Apache, install it. then you should edit the httpd.conf:

• add the line
  LoadModule php5_module X:/PHP5/php5apache2.dll
  under the LoadModule... line.
• find the line ServerName..., change the servername to your domain name. If you haven't a domain name, you can set it to your IP address, or you set it as ServerName 127.0.0.1:80, the "80" is the port. Then your computer can provide a web service.
• find the line DocumentRoot..., set it to your webpages' root directory, like DocumentRoot "X:/yy/web".
• you should find the line <Directory "default directory">, Change it as <Directory "X:/yy/web">,the X:/yy/web is your webpages' root directory.
• find the line
  DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var,
  add index.php to the end.
• add the line ScriptAlias /php5/ "X:/PHP5/".
• add the line
  AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php.
• add the line
  Action application/x-httpd-php5 "/php5/php-cgi.exe".
• add the line PHPIniDir "X:/PHP5/".

Install MySQL

Download MySQL 5.0, install it. When installing finished, the configureation wizard start, you should note the following:

• If you want to connect your database remotely, you should choose "Enable TCP/IP Networking";
• If you want to contain universal characters to your database, you should choose "Best Support For Multilingualism";
• check "Install As Windows Service", and "Launch the MySQL Server automatically" if you want to do it.

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