Apache + PHP (Windows) Step-By-Step

1. Download the 2.2.11 windows binary from Apache
2. Run to install Apache. Assuming you are installed to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2
3. Download the PHP windows binary (Zip Package) from PHP.net
   
4. Unzip the package and put everything inside c:\php
5. Copy c:\php\php.ini-recommended to c:\php\php.ini
6. Assume your web root folder is C:\WebRoot
7. Edit the php.ini


doc_root = "C:\WebRoot"



upload_max_files = 10M /* Modify the maximum upload file size to 10 megabytes, default 2 M */

uncomment the following line for using MySQL or other lines for other database

extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll



8. Edit the Apache conf\http.conf

• Change the DocumentRoot to your webroot
• Change the <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs"> to <Directory "C:/WebRoot">
• Change the Deny from all to Allow from all
• Add the following line to conf\http.conf
  
  # Configure the path for php.ini
  PHPIniDir "C:/php"
  LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"