Installing PHP

You can download the version used in this tutorial in the following address...

Php – php-5.3.3 - http://windows.php.net/download/ select the thread safe version (VC9 x86 Thread Safe ) windows installer

PHP 5

Download & Unpack

Download and install PHP from above mentioned link, you should grab the newest 5.x.x Windows Binaries zip package that will work on apache.

1. Unzip php. In my case, I unzipped to:
C:\php\

2. Rename C:\php\php.ini-development to php.ini

3. Copy the ini file and php5ts.dll to C:\windows and C:\windows\system32

4. Add these lines to apache conf file

LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

PHPIniDir "C:/php"

DirectoryIndex index.php index.html default.html

5. Restart apache

6. Test by executing phpinfo

Installing MySql

You can download the mysql version from here

MySql - mysql-essential-5.1.49 - http://www.filehippo.com/download_mysql/

and then follow these simple steps...

Step - 1: Download the apache setup from the site mentioned above..

Step – 2 : Run the installer ( double clicking the msi file u just downloaded) and click next

Step-3: the below screen shows the type of installation you want to use, for beginners (that’s me!) typical installation is fine which installs parts that are essential, for intermediate they can go for the complete installation, advance users can choose custom option and select the parts that they want to use..

Step-4: click next and proceed with install

Step-5: Once the installation is complete, you will get the mysql advertisement screen , you can go ignore it by clicking next until u get Finish.. Make sure you check the “configure the mysql server now” option.

Configuring MYSQL on Windows

Step-1: The below wizard will popup asking you to configure, click next and proceed..

Step -2: Select the standard configuration for your machine, since we are working with a system that has never been installed and doesn’t need to be used by others for now

Step-3: Clicking next in the above screen will bring the main options screen. Choose “install as windows service by default” because we are not goin to use command line commands as of now..

(P.S if u want mysql bin directory path automatically set to your system’s environment path u can check the second option)

Step-4: Click next in the above screen and the next screen is very important, you will need to create a password for your root user. The PASSWORD IS MUST AND PLEASE NOTE IT SOMEWHERE SO THAT U CAN USE MYSQL LATER.

(P.S. Enabling the anonymous account user is not recommended as stated)

Step 5 : Click next and click execute , sit back and relax until it completes..

Once Completed , you can click the finish button

Kudos pal! You have installed MySql successfully.