Windows Installer (PHP 5.1.0 and earlier)
I have just spent a tiresome morning trying to get PHP 5.2 / 5.3 installed onto Apache 2.2 (WinXPSP2) (Slight oddity in setup that program files on D: drive)
I have finally got it to work by using the following:
1) Getting installation script to use "Other CGI" (would be nice if it mentioned Apache - I believe it to be a fairly popular option)
2) Adding the following directives to httpd.conf (the Apache configuration file)
ScriptAlias /php/ "D:/Program Files/PHP/"
(This tells Apache to treat the PHP directory as script files/executables and alias it under /php/ for ease of use later)
AddHandler x-httpd-php .php
(This tells apache to recognise all .php files as of type x-httpd-php (equally you could call them anything you liked and after this mornings debacle I can think of one or two choice phrases)
Action x-httpd-php "php/php-cgi.exe"
(The tells Apache to use php-cgi.exe to handle files of type x-httpd-php (or .php files as we declared earlier). php-cgi.exe only exists if you have selected the "Other CGI" option at installation". A lot of stuff around on the web is pointing at php.exe which is now failing. Has this changed recently?)
Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later)
The Windows PHP installer for later versions of PHP is built using MSI technology using the Wix Toolkit (» http://wix.sourceforge.net/). It will install and configure PHP and all the built-in and PECL extensions, as well as configure many of the popular web servers such as IIS, Apache, and Xitami.
First, install your selected HTTP (web) server on your system, and make sure that it works. Then proceed with one of the following install types.
Normal Install
Run the MSI installer and follow the instructions provided by the installation wizard. You will be prompted to select the Web Server you wish to configure first, along with any configuration details needed.
You will then be prompted to select which features and extensions you wish to install and enable. By selecting "Will be installed on local hard drive" in the drop-down menu for each item you can trigger whether to install the feature or not. By selecting "Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive", you will be able to install all sub-features of the included feature ( for example by selecting this options for the feature "PDO" you will install all PDO Drivers ).
Warning
It is not recommended to install all extensions by default, since many other them require dependencies from outside PHP in order to function properly. Instead, use the Installation Repair Mode that can be triggered thru the 'Add/Remove Programs' control panel to enable or disable extensions and features after installation.
The installer then sets up PHP to be used in Windows and the php.ini file, and configures certain web servers to use PHP. The installer will currently configure IIS, Apache, Xitami, and Sambar Server; if you are using a different web server you'll need to configure it manually.
Silent Install
The installer also supports a silent mode, which is helpful for Systems Administrators to deploy PHP easily. To use silent mode:
msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q
You can control the install directory by passing it as a parameter to the install. For example, to install to e:\php:
msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q INSTALLDIR=e:\php
You can also specify what features to install. For example, to install the mysqli extension and the CGI executable:
msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q ADDLOCAL=cgi,ext_php_mysqli
The current list of Features to install is as follows:
MainExecutable - php.exe executable ( no longer available as of PHP 5.2.10/5.3.0; it is now included by default ) ScriptExecutable - php-win.exe executable ext_php_* - the various extensions ( for example: ext_php_mysql for MySQL ) apache13 - Apache 1.3 module apache20 - Apache 2.0 module apache22 - Apache 2,2 module apacheCGI - Apache CGI executable iis4ISAPI - IIS ISAPI module iis4CGI - IIS CGI executable iis4FastCGI - IIS CGI executable NSAPI - Sun/iPlanet/Netscape server module netserve - NetServe Web Server CGI executable Xitami - Xitami CGI executable Sambar - Sambar Server ISAPI module CGI - php-cgi.exe executable PEAR - PEAR installer Manual - PHP Manual in CHM Format
For more information on installing MSI installers from the command line, visit » http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988.aspx
Upgrading PHP with the Install
To upgrade, run the installer either graphically or from the command line as normal. The installer will read your current install options, remove your old installation, and reinstall PHP with the same options as before. It is recommended that you use this method of keeping PHP updated instead of manually replacing the files in the installation directory.
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User Contributed NotesWindows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later)
manville at doctors dot org dot uk
21-Jul-2009 08:50
21-Jul-2009 08:50
robert dot johnson at icap dot com
19-May-2009 05:41
19-May-2009 05:41
Looks like IIS ISAPI option is missing from php-5.2.9-2-win32-installer.msi
infoworld at yahoo dot com
12-Feb-2009 03:41
12-Feb-2009 03:41
Using the installer, I have been getting the "cannot run script" error on Windows XP and IIS 5.1. I used both the Zip file and installer filer to make it successful:
1. I downloaded the zip file (not the installer) into C:\php\,
2. extracted the contents to the same directory (C:\php\).
3. Downloaded and ran the installer into the C:\php\
Nagesh A
Anonymous
09-Jan-2009 09:06
09-Jan-2009 09:06
I just installed PHP 5.2.8 (MSI package) on windows XP, IIS 5.1.
Selected IIS-ISAPI, always got error "The specified module could not be found." (firefox), HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (ie 7). Even though no extensions were selected.
Trick: Install PHP to C:\PHP (and not to C:\Program Files\PHP)
In your IIS web site properties, tab home directory, configuration, application mappings.
Remove the quotes before and after the executable path and the problem will be solved.
jstein at image dot dk
30-Dec-2008 04:33
30-Dec-2008 04:33
I just installed PHP 5.2.8 as an ISAPI-extension for IIS 6 in Windows 2003 server.
I used the Windows installer, but had to make a few changes manually:
- Copy php.ini from the PHP folder (C:\Program Files\PHP) to the Windows folder (C:\Windows).
- Enable the ISAPI extension. (In IIS Manager under "Web Service Extensions" add a new extension with "Required files" set to C:\Program Files\PHP\php5isapi.dll).
- Add index.php to default index pages (select properties for "Web Sites", add it on the "Documents" tab).