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  • First you must install IIS 6.0. (IIS 5.1 on XP)

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    On Windows XP, Go to your control panel > add remove programs. Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components". Place a check for "Internet Information Services".
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    On Windows Server 2003 Go to your control panel > add remove programs. Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components". Place a check for "Application Server" and click on the details button. Here you want to make sure there is a check for "Internet Information Services". You can also add ASP.net very easily here.
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    IIS 6.0 is now installed. Now you must get the correct files for php5. Head over to http://www.php.net/downloads.php and download the zip package under "Windows Binaries" Do not get the installer! In addition, while you are here you will need to get the "Collection of PECL modules" also under Windows Binaries.
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    Once Downloaded extract the first file you downloaded and place the files in "C:\php". Extract the PECL modules to "C:\php\ext".
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    Rename C:\php\php.ini-recommended to C:\php\php.ini and then COPY it to C:\Windows
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    Open both the php.ini file you have now and uncomment cgi.force_redirect in php.ini and set it to 0
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    Find SMTP = localhost and make sure it is uncommented. If your mail server is somewhere else you may specify it here. Also set this line just below the above: sendmail_from = someone@yourhost.com
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    Change session.save_path as "session.save_path=C:\php\sessions" and make the directory C:\php\sessions
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    Set the line "extension_dir" as "extension_dir = "C:\PHP\ext".
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    Uncomment all of the following items.
    extension=php_mssql.dll
    extension=php_msql.dll
    extension=php_mysql.dll
    extension=php_mysqli.dll
    extension=php_java.dll
    extension=php_ldap.dll
    extension=php_iisfunc.dll
    extension=php_imap.dll
    extension=php_filepro.dll
    extension=php_gd2.dll
    extension=php_gettext.dll
    extension=php_dba.dll
    extension=php_dbase.dll
    extension=php_dbx.dll
    extension=php_mbstring.dll
    extension=php_pdf.dll
    extension=php_pgsql.dll
    extension=php_sockets.dll
    extension=php_xmlrpc.dll
    extension=php_xsl.dll
    extension=php_zip.dll

    The rest require more attention and is out of the scope of this tutorial.
    Some of the items might not be there. In that case, simply copy the line to your ini file.
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    Now copy all of those DLL files in C:\php\ext to C:\windows\system32 or add "C:\PHP;" to your Windows path.
    • To add php to your Windows path:

       
      1. Right Click on My Computer and choose properties > Advanced Tab > Click "Environment Variables".
      2. Now add "C:\PHP;" to the very beginning.
      3. Now go to start > run > type: regedit and click ok
      4. Add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\IniFilePath = C:\php to the registry. If you change your windows path instead of copying the dll files then you will need to restart your computer before php will work. Updating php is easier when you add it to your Windows path. So bookmark this page and go restart. Now is the best time since we are done with file placement.
    • Okay, you are back. Now it is time to let IIS know that you have php and you are going to tell IIS how to use it and when.
    • Open Internet Services Manager in your Administrative Tools in the start menu.
    • (This step is only needed for Windows 2003/IIS 6, not for Windows XP/IIS 5.1.) Right Click on Web Service Extensions located on the left hand side and choose Add a new web service extension. Enter in php and click add. Browse to C:\php\php5isapi.dll. Also set extension status to allow. Click ok.
    • Right Click on websites and choose properties. Go to the Documents tab and add index.php as a start document. Go to the Home Directory Tab and click on Configuration. Now go to the mappings tab and click on add. Enter .php for the extension and enter "C:\php\php5isapi.dll" in the executable textbox. Make sure all verbs is checked and click ok, click ok, click ok. You are done installing it. Now you need to test it.
    • Go to C:\Inetpub\wwwroot and delete everything in there except for aspnet_client. Now make a new text file and name it phpinfo.php. Open it up with your text editor ant put this in it: <?php phpinfo(); ?>.
    • Open a web Browser and go to http://127.0.0.1/phpinfo.php
    • If you followed all the instructions, it should work fine
    • Let'go
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