Apache 1.3.x on Microsoft Windows
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## Apache 2.0.x on Microsoft Windows

This section contains notes and hints specific to Apache 2.0.x installs of PHP on Microsoft Windows systems. We also have instructions and notes for Apache 1.3.x users on a separate page.

> Note: You should read the manual installation steps first!

> Note: Apache 2.2.x Support
> Users of Apache 2.2.x may use the documentation below except the appropriate DLL file is named php5apache2_2.dll and it only exists as of PHP 5.2.0. See also » http://snaps.php.net/

Warning

No usar Apache 2.0 y PHP en un sistema en produccion, tanto en Unix como en Windows. Consultar la FAQ

You are highly encouraged to take a look at the » Apache Documentation to get a basic understanding of the Apache 2.0.x Server. Also consider to read the » Windows specific notes for Apache 2.0.x before reading on here.

> Note: PHP and Apache 2.0.x compatibility notes
> The following versions of PHP are known to work with the most recent version of Apache 2.0.x:

> - PHP 4.3.0 or later available at » http://www.php.net/downloads.php.
> - the latest stable development version. Get the source code » http://snaps.php.net/php5-latest.tar.gz or download binaries for Windows » http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5-win32-latest.zip.
> - a prerelease version downloadable from » http://qa.php.net/.
> - you have always the option to obtain PHP through » anonymous CVS.

> These versions of PHP are compatible to Apache 2.0.40 and later.
> Apache 2.0 SAPI-support started with PHP 4.2.0. PHP 4.2.3 works with Apache 2.0.39, don't use any other version of Apache with PHP 4.2.3. However, the recommended setup is to use PHP 4.3.0 or later with the most recent version of Apache2.
> All mentioned versions of PHP will work still with Apache 1.3.x.

Warning

Apache 2.0.x is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. At this time, support for Windows 9x is incomplete. Apache 2.0.x is not expected to work on those platforms at this time.

Download the most recent version of » Apache 2.0.x and a fitting PHP version. Follow the Manual Installation Steps and come back to go on with the integration of PHP and Apache.

There are two ways to set up PHP to work with Apache 2.0.x on Windows. One is to use the CGI binary the other is to use the Apache module DLL. In either case you need to edit your httpd.conf to configure Apache to work with PHP and then restart the server.

> Note: Recordar que cuando utiliceis valores de PATH en Windows con barras invertidas tal como c:\directory\file.ext, estas deben de ser convertidas a barras inclinadas, c:/directory/file.ext.

### Installing as a CGI binary

You need to insert these three lines to your Apache httpd.conf configuration file to set up the CGI binary:

Example #1 PHP and Apache 2.0 as CGI

    ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

    # For PHP 4
    Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

    # For PHP 5
    Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php-cgi.exe"

Warning

Al usar el modo CGI, vuestro servidor esta expuesto a diferentes ataques. Por favor, leer la sección Seguridad con CGI para aprender como defenderse de estos ataques.

### Installing as an Apache module

You need to insert these two lines to your Apache httpd.conf configuration file to set up the PHP module for Apache 2.0:

Example #2 PHP and Apache 2.0 as Module

    # For PHP 4 do something like this:
    LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/php4apache2.dll"
    # Don't forget to copy the php4apache2.dll file from the sapi directory!
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

    # For PHP 5 do something like this:
    LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2.dll"
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

    # configure the path to php.ini
    PHPIniDir "C:/php"

> Note: Remember to substitute your actual path to PHP for the c:/php/ in the above examples. Take care to use either php4apache2.dll or php5apache2.dll in your LoadModule directive and not php4apache.dll or php5apache.dll as the latter ones are designed to run with Apache 1.3.x.

> Note: If you want to use content negotiation, read related FAQ.

Warning

Don't mix up your installation with DLL files from different PHP versions. You have the only choice to use the DLL's and extensions that ship with your downloaded PHP version.

Apache 1.3.x on Microsoft Windows
Sun, iPlanet and Netscape servers on Microsoft Windows
Installation on Windows systems
PHP Manual