Setup PHP Development Environment on Microsoft Windows Vista

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1. Step I: Click Next. (Figure: 10)
2. Step II: Select Setup Type and click Next an (Figure: 11)
3. Step III: Click Install (Figure: 12)
4. Step IV: Select account type (Figure: 13)
5. Step V: Click Finish to exit and select Configure the ySQL Server now to configure MySQL. (Figure: 14)
6. Step VI: Click Next to continue (Figure: 15)
7. Step VII: Select configuration type and click Next to continue (Figure: 16)
8. Step VIII: Select server type and click Next to continue (Figure: 17)
9. Step IX: Select database usage (Figure: 18)
10. Step X: Choose the drive and directory for the nnoDB datafile and click Next to continue. (Figure: 19)
11. Step XI: Set the approximate number of concurrent connections to the server and click Next to continue (Figure: 20)
12. Step XII: Set the networking options and click Next (Figure: 21)
13. Step XIII: Select the default harset and click Next. (Figure: 22)
14. Step XIV: Set the Windows options and click Next (Figure: 23)
15. Step XV: Enter the root password and click Next (Figure: 24)
16. Step XVI: Click Finish to close the Wizard (Figure: 25)

Installing PHP

1. Download PHP from http://www.php.net/downloads.php
2. Create a directory php on your computer under “C:\”.
3. Unzip the downloaded contents and put it all in “C:\php”

Configuring PHP

1. After the contents have been unzipped,Copy php5apache2.dll, php5ts.dll and libmysql.dll (available under “C:\php”) into your
   “C:\WINDOWS\system”.
2. Copy php5ts.dll (available under “C:\php”) into your “C:\WINDOWS”.
3. Copy php.ini-recommended (available under “C:\php”) into the same directory.Open this copied file click Save As php.ini.
4. Open the php.ini using Notepad:-
   • In line no. 513, change doc_root = to doc_root = “your directory”, the directory out of which you will serve your PHP pages. E.g.:- doc_root = “c:\project”
   • In line no. 520, change extension_dir = to extension_dir = “C:\php\ext”, the directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside. E.g:- extension_dir = “C:\php\ext”
   • In line no. 651, uncomment extension=php_mysql.dll.

Installing PHPMyAdmin

1. Download phpMyAdmin 2.11.8.1 from
   http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
2. Create a directory phpMyAdmin in your root directory.
   E.g:-C:/project/phpMyAdmin, here project is the root directory.
3. Unzip the downloaded contents put it all in phpMyAdmin directory.

Configuring phpMyAdmin

1. Under phpMyAdmin folder open config.inc.php file using an ASCII text editor such as Notepad.
   • In line no. 36, change $cfg[’PmaAbsoluteUri’] = ‘’; to $cfg[’PmaAbsoluteUri’] = ‘http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/’;
   • In line no. 75, change $cfg[’Servers’][$i][’password’]= ‘’; to $cfg[’Servers’][$i][’password’]= ‘Your Database Password’; i.e., MySQL password.
   • Add “C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin;C:\php” to the Variable value.
   • Steps to go to Variable value :-
     • Right click My Computer icon.
     • Click Properties from the list shown.
     • Click Advanced tab.
     • Click Environment Variables.
     • Click Path and then Edit under the list of System variables shown.
     • Then add “C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin;C:\php” in Variable value and click Ok.