Requirement:
Microsoft Windows (www.microsoft.com
Apache Server (www.apache.org
PHP (www.php.net
mySQL (www.mysql.com
Install Apache Server/PHP/MySQL
1) You better install MySQL first, so it will be stable and no problem when you are running the first time Apache Server. Runs the installer of MySQL that you have downloaded. Make sure it install at "C:\mysql" (default). Do not run it when you are finish with the installer! Wait until later.
2) Run the installer of Apache Server that you have downloaded. The newest version of Apache Server made your life easier, but I am going to still teach you how to configuration it. Install it to "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache" (default). You can make up on each box like "host name, email, or etc.." while you are install, because you will configuration it anyway when you are finish with the installer. Do not run it when you are finish with the installer! wait until later.
3) Unzip (if you get the zipped verion) or install (if you get the installer version) PHP that you have downloaded. Make sure it unzip or install at "C:\php" (default). Do not run it when you are finish with the installer! Wait until later.
Configuration Of The Apache Server
1) You will need to configure a file called httpd.conf at "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\conf". You will need to open it with notepad or your favorite editor. I am going to explain you step by step to edit it. Also, I am going to explain you why to edit them so you can edit them to enable or disable on your own in the future. The next step is going to begin to search, edit and replace few lines.
2) Find "ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost.com" replace it to your email address. You better put your email because when someone got problem with your server and they will see your email, so they can contact you.
3) Find "ServerName" or "#ServerName localhost" replace it to "ServerName localhost". There has very clearly explain in this file when you find "ServerName",
4) Find "DirectoryIndex index.html" and replace it to "DirectoryIndex index.htm index.html index.php index.php3 index.phtml index.shtml index.cgi index.pl". It's for where file you want it to be in front page on www.domain.com. Common always has index.html as the front page. I added a lot of those, so I don't need to edit this file again. It's in the order, which will recognize index.html first then index.pl at the last.
5) Find "Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews" and replace it to "Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes" if you want SSI (Server Side Includes) enable, unless you want keep it disabled. If you do want SSI then change your order of index's in the previous set to make
index.shtml the first.
6) Find "AllowOverride None" right after "Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews" (above) and replace it to "AllowOverride All" to have the ability control the .htaccess files to override in directories, unless you want keep it uncontrolled.
7) Find "ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/cgi-bin/"" and add "ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"" right after it. This will enable the PHP in your Apache Server. You don't have to add it if you don't wish to add PHP.
8) Find " # And for PHP 4.x, use:" and add 2 lines, "AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .phtml" and "AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps" right after it. It will make Apache Server able to accept and view files with the extentions php, php3 and phtml. Again, you don't have to add it if you do not wish to add PHP.
9) Find "#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi" and replace it to "AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl". Reason why I added ".pl", is so Apache Server will accept and able to view either files with extentions of either cgi and pl as perl files. If you do not do this your .pl scripts will be an unreconized file extention and your users will be prompted to download the file instead of view it as a page. You can add or make up like ".blah" and it will still view as normal like cgi and pl files.
10) Find "#AddType text/html .shtml" and replace it to "AddType text/html .shtml". It will enable SSI, so you can leave it as disabled if you don't wish to enable SSI.
11) Find "#AddHandler server-parsed .shtml" and replace it to (add two lines) "AddHandler server-parsed .shtml" and "AddHandler cgi-script .shtml". It will enable the server to render both normal html based includes aswell as cgi scripts, so you can leave it as disabled if you don't wish to enable SSI.
12) Find "# Format: Action handler-name /cgi-script/location" and add "Action application/x-httpd-php /php/php.exe" right after it. It need to local where the PHP's directory, so it will able to view the PHP files. You don't have to add it if you don't want to have PHP in your Apache Server.
You are done with configuration Apache Server!
Configuration Of mySQL
1) Runs winmysqladmin.exe at "C:\mysql\bin".
2) After, you run this winmysqladmin.exe you should see the first thing is user and password. You create your localname (user) and password. You will have to remember it if you want something to run mySQL on your website.
3) Exit winmysqladmin.exe.
you are done with configuration mySQL.
Configuration Of PHP
1) Find php.ini-dist file at "C:\php" and rename it to "php.ini".
2) Open php.ini with notepad or your favorite editor.
3) Find a line "extension_dir = ./" then change it to "extension_dir = "c:\php"".
4) Copy the php.ini and paste it at "C:\windows" or "C:\winnt", or wherever you usually put your *.ini files, but the best idea to put it at either "C:\windows" or "C:\winnt".
5) Copy the msvcrt.dll and php4ts.dll from PHP directory to "C:\windows\system" or "C:\winnt\system", or wherever you usually put your *.dll files, but the best idea to put it at either "C:\windows" or "C:\winnt".
You are done with configuration PHP!
First Time Run your Apache Server You will need to reboot your machine when you are done with the above steps.
After that, the Apache Server and mySQL should be run automaticly on Windows 2000 Professional. I doubt Apache Server will run automaticly on Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, so you will have to start it by yourself in the menu at "Start > Apache httpd Server > Control Apache Server > Start". *Warning, you will have to restart your Apache Server each time when you edit Apache Server's system file.*
Anyway, let's begin to test your Apache Server, Perl, PHP, mySQL to see if those are working great. Here are more steps again.
1) To test the Apache Server, open your browser and type "<>", "
2) To test the PHP/mySQL, copy the script below and save it as "test.php". Now, you must remember the user and password that you created when you ran winmysqladmin.exe at "mySQL Configuration" section. Replace "localhost" and "password" to your user and password that you have created.
Be sure to put them both at "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs". This is place where you will put html, php, images and others in this directory, type " http://localhost/test.php".
If you don't get any errors, but look like either three of those below.
mysql
mysql test
sample_db
Then its DONE...!!!
