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The current version of Apache as this is written is 2.0.55.
You can get the current distribution from the download section of the Apache site.
This document will assume C:\Apache Group\Apache2
as your Apache base directory. It will assume C:\dev\php5
as your PHP base directory.
Apache's configuration is captured in the C:\Apache Group\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf
file.
Turning on PHP 5 Support
Edit the configuration file and add the following entries in the appropriate sections:# Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support LoadModule php5_module "c:/dev/php5/php5apache2.dll" # AddType AddType application/x-httpd-php .php # Anywhere PHPIniDir "c:/dev/php5"
Document Root
Search for "DocumentRoot" to locate the directory for your document root. If you decide to change this, please also change the value of <Directory to match the document root.
Restart Apache server to have the changes take effect.
To test whether PHP is properly configured for you web server, create a file, call it phpinfo.php and paste the following in:
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Copy the file to your document root and access it in your browser by navigating to http://localhost:[port]/phpinfo.php
where port is your http port. You should be presented with a page of PHP information about the current stage of PHP.