Setting up PHP on IIS 5 (XP 5.1)

1. Download both PHP and PECL (NOT the non-thread safe file) Windows zip packages from: http://www.php.net/downloads.php

2. Extract PHP zip into C:\PHP

3. Extract PECL zip into C:\PHP\ext (make sure you're not adding the PECL folder but rather the contants)

4. Create 3 subfloders in C:\PHP - sessions, upload, log

5. Create new file php.log in C:\PHP\log

6. Add ";C:\PHP" (without the quotes) to your Environment Variables.

• Right-click "My Computer", select properties
  
• Select the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables
  
• In System Variables, select "Path" and click the Edit button
  
• Paste ";C:\PHP" (without the quotes) to the end of the existing string
  

7. Add New "PHPRC" System Variable

• From the Environment Variables window, click New under System Variables
  • Variable Name = PHPRC
    
  • Variable Path = C:\PHP

8. Add PHP mapping to IIS

• From IIS mmc, right-click "Web Sites"
  
• Click the "Home Directory" tab
  
• Click the "Configuration" button
  
• From the "Mappings" tab, click the "Add" button
  • Executable: c:\PHP\php5isapi.dll
  • Extension: .php

9. Configure PHP.ini

• Copy php.ini-recommended and rename to php.ini
  
• In php.ini replace the following:
  • extension_dir = "./" with extension_dir = "c:\PHP\ext"
    
  • session.save_path = "/tmp" with session.save_path = "c:\PHP\sessions"
    
  • upload_tmp_dir = with upload_tmp_dir = "c:\PHP\upload"
  • error_log = filename with error_log = "c:\PHP\log\php.log"
  • extension=php_mysql.dll with extension=php_mysql.dll

10. Restart IIS

11. Test

• Create new web site in IIS
• Create file in new web site: phpinfo.php with the following as content:

  <?php
  phpinfo();
  ?>

• Open new file in browser. If config page loads, you're done.