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can anyone please guide me how to install PHP fourm and IIS server on WIndows XP . i really need to get started with this
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Earlier replies covered the basics: noted IIS availability on XP, suggested using a bundled stack, and raised the thread-safe vs non-thread-safe question. The notes below fill common gaps encountered when IIS does not appear on an XP box and give a short checklist for getting PHP running for learning or quick testing.

If IIS is not visible, the simplest explanation is that the machine is running an XP edition that does not include IIS or the IIS services were never enabled. Confirm the Windows edition via System Properties or the winver command. Look in Services (services.msc) for entries such as IIS Admin and World Wide Web Publishing Service; if those services are absent, IIS is not installed. When IIS is present the default site files are under C:\Inetpub\wwwroot and a request to should return the server test page.

For hands‑on learning, a bundled package (WAMP/XAMPP) is the fastest route as suggested: it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL together and provides an easy control panel. If the goal is parity with a Windows production server running IIS, pick the PHP build that matches the server interface: thread‑safe builds are intended for in‑process modules (ISAPI/Apache module), non‑thread‑safe builds are appropriate for FastCGI/CLI. Also match the PHP Visual C++ build to the correct VC++ runtime on the machine.

Quick test and troubleshooting checklist:

  • Create a file named info.php in the webroot with:
    <?php
phpinfo();
?>
  • Open to confirm PHP execution.
  • If the page shows source or prompts to download, confirm IIS handler mappings/CGI registration, php.ini settings (extension_dir, enabled extensions) and that the web server account has read/execute access to the PHP files.
  • Remember that Windows XP is long out of support and many recent PHP builds no longer run on it; for ongoing development consider a VM with a supported OS.

This addresses ’s missing‑IIS issue, gives a quick start for , and expands on ’s thread‑safety point.

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To install IIS on Windows XP, make sure you have Windows XP Pro edition. Goto

control panel -> add remove programs, select windows component.

From the list, check Internet Information Services (IIS) and click next. Make sure windows installation CD is in the CDROM.

Once you have installed IIS, goto php.net and download the binaries for windows with installer. Run the file and it will guide you through rest of the process.

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I did that i couldnt fine IIS server. i guess there is something else i need to do.. Thanx for your help. if i download apache server i can use it with that also. can u recommend any good site for Tutrioal ?

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Dear Sir,

I am interested in study PHP at home. I don't have any software of PHP. Pls help me !

Anjani

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I did that i couldnt fine IIS server. i guess there is something else i need to do.. Thanx for your help. if i download apache server i can use it with that also. can u recommend any good site for Tutrioal ?

An easy way to install Apache is to use WAMP:
http://www.wampserver.com/en/

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Anyone, I am about to install the PHP binaries for Windows XP and IIS version VC9. On the PHP download page, the have thread safe and non-safe versions to choose. Why would I want to download the non-thread safe version?

To install IIS on Windows XP, make sure you have Windows XP Pro edition. Goto

control panel -> add remove programs, select windows component.

From the list, check Internet Information Services (IIS) and click next. Make sure windows installation CD is in the CDROM.

Once you have installed IIS, goto php.net and download the binaries for windows with installer. Run the file and it will guide you through rest of the process.

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Anyone, I am about to install the PHP binaries for Windows XP and IIS version VC9. On the PHP download page, the have thread safe and non-safe versions to choose. Why would I want to download the non-thread safe version?

Well, I opted for the non-thread safe version anyway because my machine runs slow enough and this is just for single user stuff I'm testing. I guess the performance hit must be severe enough if they maintain both versions.

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