PHP - Install (Apache 2)
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Test
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http://localhost/test.php
Linux
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Windows
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Download the PHP ZIP file, ``php-5.3.0-Win32-VC6-x86.zip`` from
http://windows.php.net/download/.
**Note**:
- Don't download the installer...
- Make sure you download the ``VC6`` version of the files
*if using PHP with Apache*
Extract the archive. I extracted to::
e:\php\
In the ``php`` folder, rename ``php.ini-production`` to ``php.ini``.
Configuration
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In the ``php.ini`` file, set the ``timezone``::
[Date]
; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://php.net/date.timezone
date.timezone = 'Europe/London'
In Apache ``httpd.conf``, add the following (adjust path if you need to)::
LoadModule php5_module "e:/php/php5apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
# configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "e:/php"
**Note**: For Apache 2.2, you will need ``php5apache2_2.dll`` rather than
``php5apache2.dll``.
The `WordPress Apache notes`_ contain some useful bits and pieces...
Test
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Create an Apache directory in ``httpd.conf``::
Alias /interblog "E:/interblog"
AllowOverride None
Options None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
**Note**:
- For Apache 2.2 remove the ``Order`` and ``Allow`` directives.
- The ``Alias`` directive requires the ``mod_alias.so`` module:
::
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
- Create a ``test.php`` file containing the following:
::
PHP Test Page
PHP Test Page
- Browse to the file (will be a URL like
http://localhost/interblog/test.php):
.. _`WordPress Apache notes`: ../wordpress/apache.html