How to Setup PHP 7.2, Apache and MySQL in Windows 10

php_apache_mysql_win10.md

How to Setup PHP 7.2, Apache and MySQL in Windows 10

1. First is to download php 7 to this website https://windows.php.net/download/

   • download VC15 x86 or x64 Thread Safe
   • download x86 for 32bit and x64 for 64bit system

2. Make a directory and save it to this path C:/php

3. Go to https://www.apachelounge.com/download/ to download the Apache server

   • Download Apache 2.4.39 Win64 or Apache 2.4.39 Win32

   • Extract the zip file to C:/Apache 24

   • next is to open your cmd cd to bin directory

   • type: httpd.exe // to start apache server

   • go to "conf/httpd.conf" open it on texteditor, paste this code at the top

       LoadModule php7_module "c:/php/php7apache2_4.dll"
       AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
       # configure the path to php.ini
       PHPIniDir "c:/php"
     

   • search for ServerName uncomment change "www.example.com:80" to "localhost" or "127.0.0.1:80"

   • go to Apache24/htdocs/ change index.html to index.php

   • Run the server c:\Apache24\bin\httpd -k install (required visual c++ 2015 to up)

   • To see the settings c:\Apache24\bin\httpd -k install

4. Next is to search for "Edit the system environment variables"

   • click Environment Variables > System variables

   • find 'Path' on the list double click it and add these ff.

       C:\php
       C:\Apache24
       C:\Apache24\bin    
     

   • then click ok to save

   • note: this allows you to run php scripts standalone.

5. Next go to php directory change the file "php.ini-development" into "php.ini"

6. open the php.ini uncomment some codes @ line 885

    	extension=gd2
    	extension=mysqli
    	extension=pdo_mysql
    	extension=pdo_pgsql
    	extension=pdo_sqlite
    	extension=pgsql
    	extension_dir = "ext"
    	mbstring
    	extension=fileinfo
   

How to Add MySQL to your path

Locate your msyql.exe

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin

• Right click "My Computer"
• Select "Advanced"
• Click "Environment Variables"
• Locate "System variables"
• Select the "path" variable
• Click "Add"
• Paste the mysql path