Windows PHP development environment setup

With the rapid development of the Internet and related technologies, PHP, as a very popular development language, is widely used in the development of various Web applications. In order to carry out PHP development smoothly, we need to build a PHP development environment. This article will introduce in detail how to build a PHP development environment on the Windows operating system.

1. Install the Apache server

To build a PHP development environment on the Windows platform, you need to install a Web server first. Here we choose the most commonly used Apache server. First, we need to download the latest version of the Apache server from the Apache official website (http://www.apache.org/) and choose to download the Windows version. After the download is complete, run the installation program and follow the prompts to the next step.

After the installation is completed, open the browser and access the local IP address (such as http://127.0.0.1) or localhost. If you can see the default page of Apache in the browser, the Apache server has been successful. Install.

2. Install PHP

The installation of PHP is also very simple. We need to download the Windows version of PHP from the PHP official website (http://www.php.net/). After the download is complete, extract the downloaded PHP file to a subdirectory under the installation directory of the Apache server (usually C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs).

Next, open the configuration file of the Apache server (httpd.conf) and add the following content to the end of the file:

# PHP configuration
LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

Among them, the first line specifies the Apache module of PHP. The second line specifies the extension of the PHP file so that Apache can correctly parse the PHP file. The third line specifies the directory where the PHP configuration file is located. Add the above three lines of code to the configuration file, save the changes, and restart the Apache server.

After restarting the server, we can create a test.php file with the following content:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save the file to the root directory of the Apache server (usually C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs), and then enter http://127.0.0.1/test.php or http://localhost/test.php in the browser to see the PHP information page, indicating that PHP has been successfully installed.

3. Install MySQL database

MySQL is a popular open source relational database system. Here we choose to install the WAMP server where the database and management tools are integrated. We can download the installation package on its official website (https://www.wampserver.com/). After the installation is complete, run the WAMP server to start the MySQL database and Apache server.

When connecting to the database in PHP code, you need to use the correct database configuration information. In the WAMP server, the default MySQL database user name is "root", the password is empty, and the port number is "3306".

4. Install PHP development tools

On the Windows platform, there are many PHP development tools to choose from, such as Dreamweaver, Zend Studio, etc. Here we choose the free open source tool-Visual Studio Code.

First, we need to download the installation package from the official website of Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). After the installation is complete, open Visual Studio Code and click "Extensions" in the editor button, search for the PHP plug-in and install it.

After installing the PHP plug-in, you can start using Visual Studio Code for PHP development. It supports automatic code completion, breakpoint debugging and other functions, which greatly improves development efficiency.

5. Summary

Building a complete PHP development environment requires multiple steps, including installing the Apache server, PHP, MySQL and a PHP development tool. Through the introduction of this article, I believe that readers have mastered the basic steps and methods of building a PHP development environment on the Windows platform. I hope it will be helpful to learning and research in this field.

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