WEB SERVER SETUP – XP Professional

WEB SERVER

1.       Installing web server on XP Pro machine is done by Control Panel/Adding & Removing Windows Components/Internet Information Services, install all related components. 

2.       Once installed it will create a directory C:\Inetpub\wwwroot that needs the file Default.htm as the home page.

INSTALLING PHP

3.       Copy PHP.INI to C:\Windows\System32 directory

4.       Change extension_dir = C:\php\extensions

5.       Uncomment extension=php_gd2.dll

6.       To view the server running open Control Panel/Administrative Tools/ IIS Admin

7.       Got o Administrative Tools/Internet Information Services/

8.       Expand Web Sites and double click Default Web Site

9.       Click tab ISAPI Filters

10.   Add

11.   Filter Name: PHP

12.   Executable: C:\php\sapi\php4isapi.dll

13.   Home Directory tab/ Configuration

14.   Executable: C:\php\sapi\php4isapi.dll

15.   Extension: .php  (if it already exists then it might be executing php.exe change that definition)

16.   Shutdown the IIS by starting MS Dos window and typing> net stop iisadmin

17.   Once down restart with > net start w3svc