How To Install PHP on Windows

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Obtaining PHP

Download latest version of PHP from http://www.php.net/downloads.php.
You can also download the .msi package i.e. windows installer of PHP from sourceforge.net
Prerequisite

You must have a web server up and running on your Windows system, else you will not be able to run PHP Scripts.

Alternatively you can install wamp server to install PHP, MySQL, and Apache Web Server on your Windows machine.

Options for installing PHP on Windows
You can install php on windows manually.
You can run the .msi package, i.e. windows installer for php to install php.
Besides full installation, you can install php extensions on an existing installation of PHP.
You can upgrade to a higher version of PHP from an existing version.

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