This tutorial will show you how to install PHP 5.3.0 for your Windows Apache server. If you have already installed XAMPP, you do not need this tutorial, because PHP was already installed for you.

I recommend using XAMPP to install PHP because it will install everything you will need including Apache, PHP 5, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin far easier than doing all of this manually.

If for some reason you insist on doing it the hard way, this tutorial will guide you through it. PHP 5.3.0 is actually very easy to install.

First you need to download PHP. You can do that from http://www.php.net/downloads.php . I recommend using the installer, which is what I am using in this tutorial. In the previous version of this tutorial, I mentioned fixing some errors using the PHP_FIX file, which is no longer needed and does not apply to the new version of PHP, so I've removed the PHP_FIX file to avoid confusion.

Next, I recommend How to install MySQL 5.1.37 Database Server

** NOTES **

I did manage to find somewhere (don't remember where now) that it is not advised to enable all of the modules the way I do in my tutorial, because some of them require additional dependencies that aren't included and will generate errors.

I do however show how to fix the errors from appearing by disabling those modules in my tutorial. However, if you do find where you need those modules to actually function, I recommend doing some searching on http://www.php.net first.

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How to record this Jay Y-m-d H:i:s Hi,Thank you for your great tutorial. May I ask what tool do you use to record this video? Is that a free software? Thanks Reply | Quote 0 0

RE: NetworkNerd007 Y-m-d H:i:s Hey Jay, You're most certainly welcome! I personally use Camtasia Studio 6 which has worked great for me, but it's not free. There are several others out there that I've heard good things about, but I just chose this one due to it's features and it's been a good choice so far. Reply | Quote 0 0

Location john Y-m-d H:i:s Where can I get the PHP 5.3.0 VC6 x86 Thread Safe (Windows Installer) Reply | Quote 0 0

RE: NetworkNerd007 Y-m-d H:i:s Hey john, I'm assuming there's some particular reason you don't want to use the latest version, 5.3.1? I may have a copy of it on my PC at home, but I'm out of town for the next few days so it won't be until then before I can even look. I would image there's a way to get older versions some how though. Reply | Quote 0 0

re: RE: Anonymous Y-m-d H:i:s Thank you for you quick response. I'm just looking for some free software which can do the same job. NetworkNerd007 wrote: Hey Jay, You're most certainly welcome! I personally use Camtasia Studio 6 which has worked great for me, but it's not free. There are several others out there that I've heard good things about, but I just chose this one due to it's features and it's been a good choice so far. Reply | Quote 0 0

Could not see Apache server in php installation se prabhu Y-m-d H:i:s Dear All, I did as mentioned in the video tutorial, however i could not see the Apache server in the radio button list once after selecting the php path to install. I could see only IIS serverCGI, other CGI, Do not install web server options. Please share your thoughts on this. regards, Prabhu Anonymous wrote: Thank you for you quick response. I'm just looking for some free software which can do the same job. [quote=NetworkNerd007]Hey Jay, You're most certainly welcome! I personally use Camtasia Studio 6 which has worked great for me, but it's not free. There are several others out there that I've heard good things about, but I just chose this one due to it's features and it's been a good choice so far. [/quote] Reply | Quote 0 0

RE: NetworkNerd007 Y-m-d H:i:s Prabhu, It looks like your issue is with the fact you have IIS running. As long as IIS is running, you won't be able to run Apache along side of it because they both use the same ports and only one can use those ports at a time. I recommend disabling IIS first, then making sure Apache is started and running and try installing it again. Reply | Quote 0 0

Error Adam Y-m-d H:i:s Affter I installed php I was going through the errors.txt then an windows error message popped up and the apache2.2 service closed and when I try to open or start it. It gets half way through then closes from a windows error. Reply | Quote 0 0

Help Please !! Halo Y-m-d H:i:s Great Video Series Buddy! If you could help me with this issue it'd be great. I installed Apache, all services working great and got the It works page. Installed the correct PHP file as inidcated inthe tutorial. Here's what I get on the error log: Starting the Apache2.2 service The Apache2.2 service is running. rmine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2000 httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Child process is running [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Acquired the start mutex. [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Starting 64 worker threads. [Sun Dec 13 22:589 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Starting thread to listen on port 80. [Sun Dec 13 237:15 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Sun Dec 13 239:27 2009] [warn] pid file C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Sun Dec 13 239:27 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Sun Dec 13 239:27 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Sun Dec 13 239:29 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1568 httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Sun Dec 13 239:29 2009] [notice] Child 1568: Child process is running [Sun Dec 13 239:29 2009] [notice] Child 1568: Acquired the start mutex. [Sun Dec 13 239:29 2009] [notice] Child 1568: Starting 64 worker threads. [Sun Dec 13 239:29 2009] [notice] Child 1568: Starting thread to listen on port 80. httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [warn] pid file C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 2000 httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Child process is running [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Acquired the start mutex. [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Starting 64 worker threads. [Mon Dec 14 03:24:17 2009] [notice] Child 2000: Starting thread to listen on port 80. httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [warn] pid file C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1688 httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.2 for ServerName [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Child 1688: Child process is running [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Child 1688: Acquired the start mutex. [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Child 1688: Starting 64 worker threads. [Mon Dec 14 17:535 2009] [notice] Child 1688: Starting thread to listen on port 80. httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName [Tue Dec 15 07:45:57 2009] [warn] pid file C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Tue Dec 15 07:45:57 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Tue Dec 15 07:45:57 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Tue Dec 15 07:45:57 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 1764 httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName httpd.exe: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName [Tue Dec 15 07:45:58 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Child process is running [Tue Dec 15 07:45:58 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Acquired the start mutex. [Tue Dec 15 07:45:58 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Starting 64 worker threads. [Tue Dec 15 07:45:58 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Starting thread to listen on port 80. [Tue Dec 15 08:56:44 2009] [notice] Parent: Received restart signal -- Restarting the server. [Tue Dec 15 08:56:44 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Exit event signaled. Child process is ending. [Tue Dec 15 08:56:44 2009] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) configured -- resuming normal operations [Tue Dec 15 08:56:44 2009] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:418 [Tue Dec 15 08:56:44 2009] [notice] Parent: Created child process 5772 [Tue Dec 15 08:56:45 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Released the start mutex [Tue Dec 15 08:56:46 2009] [notice] Child 1764: All worker threads have exited. [Tue Dec 15 08:56:46 2009] [notice] Child 1764: Child process is exiting [Tue Dec 15 08:56:53 2009] [crit] (OS 1813)The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting. [Tue Dec 15 08:57:23 2009] [notice] Parent: Forcing termination of child process 36 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Reply | Quote 0 0

RE: NetworkNerd007 Y-m-d H:i:s Hey Halo, Thank you for the comments. Your message got clipped off and I must ask please post support questions in the support forum, not in the comments. The Emotions have destroyed the message as well, so I really don't know what your question is. The only error I can see isn't a issue. The support forums can be found at http://forum.myownserver.info. Thanks. Reply | Quote 0 0

error SlompOchomp Y-m-d H:i:s 1: Clean install of Apache httpd-2.2.15-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi. (No errors in log and able to browse to the test index.html) 2: Install php-5.3.2-Win32-VC6-x86.msi as per your instructions and restart Apache. 3: tired to browse to the test index.html and it would not come up. 4: I then checked the error log and see the errors listed below. I even tired to install PHP with the default extensions and in ether case it kills the Apache server. If I uninstall PHP the Apache server works fine again. "guess I will go back to the old way" Quote: LOG: [Thu Mar 11 135:26 2010] [crit] (OS 1813)The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting. [Thu Mar 11 135:27 2010] [notice] Child 2560: Released the start mutex [Thu Mar 11 135:28 2010] [notice] Child 2560: All worker threads have exited. [Thu Mar 11 135:28 2010] [notice] Child 2560: Child process is exiting [Thu Mar 11 135:56 2010] [notice] Parent: Forcing termination of child process 36 Reply | Quote 0 0

RE:error NetworkNerd007 Y-m-d H:i:s If you get an error like this after installing PHP and it won't let you start Apache, open your php.ini file (should be in the directory where you installed PHP) and find the list of extensions. I usually start at the bottom of the list of extensions and work my way up commenting them out one-by-one while trying to start Apache after saving the changes. It takes a few minutes to do this, but once it starts, you will know which extension it was that was causing the problem. Then, go back and start un-commenting out the ones you commented out before and restart apache after each one to make sure it also isn't a problem extension. I know there were a couple of them giving me problems and it takes a little bit to get the right ones commented out, but you'll eventually get it right. Reply | Quote 0 0

error razvan Y-m-d H:i:s I'm getting the message... PHP Warning: PHP Startup: ffmpeg: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20060613 PHP compiled with module API=20090626 Reply | Quote 0 0

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