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PHP : Installation and Configuration

Part II. Installation and Configuration

Table of Contents

1. General Installation Considerations

2. Installation on Unix systems

Apache 1.3.x on Unix systems

Apache 2.0 on Unix systems

fhttpd related notes

Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Sun Solaris

CGI environment and recommended modifications in php.ini
Special use for error pages or self-made directory listings (PHP >= 4.3.3)
Note about nsapi_virtual and subrequests (PHP >= 4.3.3)

CGI and command line setups

Testing
Benchmarking
Using Variables

HP-UX specific installation notes

OpenBSD installation notes

Using Binary Packages
Using Ports
Common Problems
Older Releases

Solaris specific installation tips

Required software
Using Packages

Debian GNU/Linux installation notes

Using APT
Better control on configuration
Common Problems

3. Installation on Mac OS X

Using Packages
Using the bundled PHP
Compiling for OS X Server
Compiling for MacOS X Client

4. Installation on Windows systems

Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later)

Normal Install
Silent Install
Upgrading PHP with the Install

Windows Installer (PHP 5.1.0 and earlier)

Manual Installation Steps

ActiveScript

Microsoft IIS / PWS

General considerations for all installations of PHP with IIS or PWS
Windows NT/200x/XP and IIS 4 or newer
Windows and PWS 4
Windows and PWS/IIS 3

Apache 1.3.x on Microsoft Windows

Installing as an Apache module
Installing as a CGI binary

Apache 2.0.x on Microsoft Windows

Installing as a CGI binary
Installing as an Apache module

Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Microsoft Windows

CGI setup on Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers
NSAPI setup on Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers
CGI environment and recommended modifications in php.ini
Special use for error pages or self-made directory listings (PHP >= 4.3.3)
Note about nsapi_virtual and subrequests (PHP >= 4.3.3)

OmniHTTPd Server

Sambar Server on Microsoft Windows

Xitami on Microsoft Windows

Building from source

Requirements
Putting it all together
Build resolv.lib
Building PHP using the new build system [PHP >=5 only]
Building PHP using DSW files [PHP 4]

Installation of extensions on Windows

5. Installation of PECL extensions

Introduction to PECL Installations
Downloading PECL extensions
PECL for Windows users
Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command
Compiling shared PECL extensions with phpize
Compiling PECL extensions statically into PHP

6. Problems?

Read the FAQ
Other problems
Bug reports

7. Runtime Configuration

The configuration file

How to change configuration settings

Running PHP as an Apache module
Changing PHP configuration via the Windows registry
Other interfaces to PHP

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Code Examples / Notes » install

nullplan

For German users there is a very great tutorial in setting up a local test environment on windows on www.wintotal.de/Artikel/lokaletestumgebung/lokaletestumgebung.php .

schlenk

Documentation for running PHP as CGI under the Tclhttpd: http://wiki.tcl.tk/12130

luke

4D WebSTAR V for Mac OS X supports the default CGI compile of PHP. Note that most compile instructions for PHP on Mac OS X are specific to the Apache server.

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