Installing PHP / Help

[Sikky]

I need help installing PHP on my Windows computer running Vista Home Basic. Actually I downloaded this Binary or mirror I hope its called that way PHP 5.2.5 zip package though I didnt install the PHP 5.2.5 Installer - dont know whether I was supposed to download that as well. Sorry to sound dumb but I dont know how it functions.

As mentioned before I downloaded the first part and made the mentioned changes in the php.ini but it still doesnt function. Please bear with me for I read that PHP is easy but for me at the moment installing it doesnt seem easy at all.

I downloaded there at http://ch2.php.net/downloads.php since I live in Switzerland - thats was the suggestion I got from the php.net

Im sure someone has asked this question before unfortunately I didnt find it.

Thanks for your help and kindness

[Jas]

Try downloadint the installer, instead. That's how I got mine going on WinXP. I don't know about the zip file.

Or, to host PHP, you will want a server, like wampserver which has PHP, MySQL and more already included. I would go with this, unless you are adding PHP to an existing server.

[Sikky]

well I installed xampp from http://www.apachefriends.org this afternoon and Im still tweaking around - I guess Im gonna get more grey hairs thru this.

[Sikky]

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