Installing Apache + PHP on my home computer.

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Posted by Phaaze, 01-04-2008, 08:31 AM
I am trying to install Apache + PHP on Windows XP SP2. I managed to get Apache working. However, when I setup PHP and tried to access a page with it displayed nothing but a blank page. When I viewed the source is showed the PHP, therefore it was not parsed... I have checked and double checked my paths, I have tried doing it as a module and cgi, I have read tutorial after tutorial and I cannot get it to function properly. Apache 2.2.6, PHP 5.2.5
Posted by StevenG, 01-04-2008, 08:44 AM
You need to enable php asapi or cgi in IIS maybe? Check you have the .php extension set correctly in the apache conf.
Posted by Siropel, 01-04-2008, 10:09 AM
Why not just install EasyPHP? It works out of the box
Posted by activelobby4u, 01-04-2008, 11:32 PM
This should help http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/4495.htm
Posted by SC-Daniel, 01-04-2008, 11:41 PM
I use AppServ on my laptop for development... Works great... unless you are really trying to practice setting up a WAMP system, I suggest using one of the many free pre-compiled packages out there.
Posted by alexw474, 01-08-2008, 04:51 AM
Consider witsuite - Apache, PHP, MySQL installer and configurator. It is simple and efficient (installation demo: witsuite.com/products/installer/). If you prefer to install packages manually, you can use the instruction at witsuite.com/support/knowledge-base/manual-installation/install-php.php.