Installing PHP >= 4.3.1 & 4.1 on Windows 2000 IIS Server

Windows PHP Installation (from the WebSite)

1)       Download the full PHP windows binaries from http://www.php.net. Do NOT use the small installer. Extract the ZIP to c:\php\.
2)       Copy the php.ini-recommended to c:\winnt\php.ini.
3)       Copy php.exe, php4ts.dll, & php4ts.lib to c:\winnt\system32.
4)       Copy the entire contents of c:\php\dlls to c:\winnt\system32.
5)       In IIS, add PHP as an application mapping .php to “c:\php\php.exe %s %s” (minus the quotes, and note the double %s).
6)       Be sure your IIS user (I_USR_xxxxx) has read and execute privileges on c:\php\ and all subfolders.
7)       Edit your c:\winnt\php.ini and be sure the following line is in it.

cgi.force_redirect = 0

MY OWN METHOD:

1. Download binary… the bigger file
2. copy paste php.ini to C:/windows
– must change : extension_dir = “C:\php\extensions\”
– might change: include_path = “.;c:\php\includes”
– might change: extension=php_curl.dll (remove ; in front of line)
3. copy php4ts.lib, php4ts.dll, php.exe to windows\system32
4. copy all files withing dlls into windows\system32
5. make sure php directory has access to “I_USR xxx” enabled
6. in IIS, computer name->properties->Internet Information Services-> WWWService-> Edit
– home page-> settings->add .php (c:\php\isapi\php4isapi.dll)
– Isapi FIlters-> add-> PHP (c:\php\isapi\php4isapi.dll)
7. might do : make necessary directory Public Website..

8. test… <? phpinfo();?>

also check this:

http://www.webpronews.com/expertarticles/2006/06/19/installing-php-on-iis-windows-xp-pro
http://www.php.net/install.windows

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