Install PHP, Apache 2, Mysql 5, and Memcache on Windows 7

What You Need:

• A Windows Computer
• The File: Apache Mysql PHP Memcache - For Windows 7.zip

Getting Started:

• Download and extract the distribution file Apache Mysql PHP Memcache - For Windows 7.zip to your desktop.
• Open the Instructions.txt or continue reading the install instructions from below.

Instructions:

Here are the steps for creating and deploying a Windows Apache Mysql PHP Server with Memcache on windows vista 32bit or windows vista 64bit. This will also work on windows 7 32bit and windows 7 64bit.

Step 1:

Install Mysql

- Open MYSQL/mysql-essential-5.1.42-win(your windows type).msi - Install ALL Mysql Features. - During Instance Config Enable TCP/IP port 3306 and Strict Mode - Install as a windows service and Include the bin directory in windows path - set your root mysql password to something non blank that you will remember.

Install Apache

- Open Apache/apache_2.2.14-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8k.msi - Install every available option

Install Memcache

- Open Memcache folder - Create a folder in your windows program files directory named "Memcache" - Copy the contents of the Memcache folder into your Program Files/Memcache/ folder. - Open command prompt and cd to your program files/ memcache folder. - Run the following command to install the memcache service (memcached -d install) - Memcached is now installed and will run as a windows service when your computer starts

Install PHP

- Open the PHP folder and install php-5.2.11-win32-installer.msi - Make sure that MYSQL is running and Apache is NOT running. - Install only the basic options and be sure to check mysql you can modify options later - Setup for apache 2.2x - If all goes well php should install and configure apache 2.2 - If apache 2.2 configuration fails then open up your program files/apache*/apache*/conf/httpd.conf - inside the httpd.conf at the very bottom add the following be sure to link it to your program files directory

LoadModule php5_module "c:/Program Files (x86)/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll" AddType application/x-httpd-php .php PHPIniDir "c:/Program Files (x86)/PHP/" ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/Program Files (x86)/PHP/" Action application/x-httpd-php "c:/Program Files (x86)/PHP/php.exe"

Installing PHP Modules

- Copy the contents of the PHP/ext folder to your Program Files/PHP/ect folder - Open up your Program Files/PHP/php.ini file - look for extension=php_mysql.dll (if you can't find it find the list of dll modules and add that to the end) - after extension=php_mysql.dll add extension=memcache.dll - Save the php.ini config

Finishing Up

- Restart your computer to make sure all the changes take effect. - Upon restart open up your system services and make sure apache / memcache / mysql are running - Now in your windows firewall allow the incoming ports of 11211 and 3306 this will allow php to talk to mysql and memcache - If you get errors open command prompt and try running php.exe and httpd.exe from there. if you see errors fix them.

Congrats

Now you should have a working Windows Apache PHP Mysql Memcache setup. Enjoy!