Apache :: PHP windows download

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

Hi all i am new to both apache and PHP. I am trying ot set up a development server on my laptop to learn PHP and Mysql. i am following the instructions in a book by sitpoint and they have pointed me to www.php.net to download the latest windows binaries. However when i try to find the correct file for windows 64 it seems to indicate to come to this site, but i cant find the files. I have already downloaded and installed appach from httpd.apache.org so now i just need the relevant PHP download. Can someone help me please.

Steffen

Downloads of PHP are at http://windows.php.net/download/

Assuming you want the latest php 5.5

Downloads Apache:

On http://windows.php.net/download/ is stated:
Please use the Apache builds provided by Apache Lounge. They also provide VC11 builds of Apache for x86 and x64. We use their binaries to build the Apache SAPIs.

Steffen

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

i think i need a bit more help as I probably lack understanding. The apache.org download is not recommended with the latest version of php. On apache lounge I have downloaded the latest apache build 2.4.6.win 64 as i running win 7 /64bit. However this just appears to give me a lot of folders rather than installing anything. So i guess I am stuck at how to turn this download into an install. I presume ths means i have to convert the download into a binary i.e. compile but i dont know how to do this.
Secondly once I have the correct apache installed which version of PHP do I install? I dont understand the difference between VC11 and 9 and thread safe and non thread safe.

Steffen

Read the readme.txt in the .zip.

No need to compile, just extract as stated in the readme.

Also what can help is www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=2394 , on some points a little outdated, but it gives you some background.

VC11 is a newer compiler then VC9.
Thread safe you need if you install php as module in Apache, the non thread safe is needed when you want it running with fastcgi (mod-fcgid).

Best you start with the VC11 5.5 thread safe version.

Steffen

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

Many thanks for the advice and the link. This seems to be exactly what i need. However, I have stumbled at the first step of the Apach installation. i have read the readme file and conducted the httpd.exe command but I get an error saying that I need to set my global domain. However, when i chekc the localhost through my browser i get the "it works" response. I then executed the httpd.exe -K install command but got the response that i may have forgotten to log in as administrator. What should i do?

Steffen

Did you read in above topic:

...BEFORE you UN-INSTALL the MSI file, open a command prompt run as administrator and navigate to
the BIN folder of Apache. Now, uninstall the service..

Steffen

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

Thanks for the help so far. But I am still a bit stuck. Firstly I unistalled the apache.org version using the method described. When I ran the uninstall command prompt from the bin folder it just told me there was no instance of this.
So the status i am now at is that i have uninstalled the apache.org version via windows control panel and I have deleted the original Apache folder and its contents. I have installed the windows C++ version and I have then downloaded the recommended ZIP file from ApacheLounge and unzipped this to a folder C:\Apacher24 as recommended.
When i go to the bin folder and run httpd command I get the following after a couple of seconds "AH00558: httpd: Coud not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name using fe80::1dbc:6936:608b. Set the "ServerName" directive globally to suppres this message"

so this seems to be indicating that apache is working but doesnt not like the setup. how to I set the servername etc? I just want to use apache as a development server on my laptop. I am running windows 7 64bit.

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

OK a bit more information. i have edited the httpd.conf file so that ServerName now reads Locahost:80. this seems to have removed the error reported above. Now when I type httpd.exe -k install i get the following error
"installing the apache2.4 Service
<OS 5>Access is denied. :AH00369: Failed to open the WinNT service manager, perhaps you forogt to log in as Administrator?"

Does anyone have any ideas what i do next. Please be explicit as I am a newbie.

kenwort · Joined: 25 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Location: UK, Ringwood

Some more progress so i am posting it here to help others. I exited my command prompt box and then went to "start\Accessories\" and started the Command Prompt option by right clicking on it and selecting "run as administrator" i then went back to the bin folder in the Apache24 directory and rerun the command httpd.exe -k install
This then reported that Apache had installed successfully and was then testing. It stated errors would be reported below but it didnt report any errors so i assume i am good to go now.

Steffen

Good to hear and thanks reporting back. It is a learning curve and trial and error is the best.