23/6/2006 - Install Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin & Zend Optimizer

Learning how to install Apache, PHP, and MySQL is one of the most important parts of running a web server from any machine. In this tutorial we’ll learn how to install all of these resources in Windows 2000, which should also work in other versions of Windows.

                   We’ll need a few things to get started, check below for a list of files or executables we’ll need before we begin. This is a great way to start web developing or setting up our own server so we can test and build our own applications and scripts on our own machines before we publish them to the web. This makes a great development platform.

What We’ll Need

• Apache HTTPD Web Server (Win32 Binary) – This is the web server we’ll be installed for this project.
    - Apache Home Page: http://www.apache.org/
    - Apache HTTPD Web Server Download Page:
      http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
    - Apache Version Used: Apache 2.0.53 Win32 Binary

• PHP Windows Binaries – This will be used to develop under the PHP programming language.
    - PHP Home Page: http://www.php.net/
    - PHP Download Page:
      http://www.php.net/downloads.php
    - PHP Version Used: PHP 4.3.10 Windows Installer

• MySQL Database Server – This will be used to run our MySQL databases.
    - MySQL Home Page: http://www.mysql.com/
    - MySQL Download Page:
      http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.1.html
    - MySQL Version Used: MySQL 4.1.10a Windows (x86)

• phpMyAdmin Database Manager – This will be used to manager our MySQL databases.
    - phpMyAdmin Home Page: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
    - phpMyAdmin Download Page:
      http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php
    - phpMyAdmin Version Used: phpMyAdmin 2.6.1-pl3 Zipped Version

• Zend Optimizer – We’ll use this to optimize all of the PHP development we’ll be doing.
    - Zend Optimizer Home Page: http://www.zend.com/
    - Zend Optimizer Free Download Page:
      http://www.zend.com/store/free_download.php?pid=13
    - Zend Optimizer Version Used: Zend Optimizer 2.5.7 Windows

Start off by downloading each of the applications and scripts and save them to a folder on your desktop or somewhere that will be easily accessible through out this tutorial. We’ll use the desktop for this project and work from it.

Now that we have everything we’ll need to download, downloaded we’ll start one by one installing each of these applications and/or scripts. The first one we need to get installed is Apache of course. This will be the basis of everything and we’ll build from that.

Overview

Programs Used & There Versions

Apache - Apache 2.0.53 Win32 Binary
PHP - PHP 4.3.10 Windows Installer
MySQL - MySQL 4.1.10a Windows (x86)
phpMyAdmin - phpMyAdmin 2.6.1-pl3 Zip Version
Zend Optimizer - Zend Optimizer 2.5.7 Windows

Download Locations

Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
PHP: http://www.php.net/downloads.php
MySQL: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.1.html
phpMyAdmin: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php
Zend Optimizer: http://www.zend.com/store/free_download.php?pid=13