Ready!

Ok start with those easy steps:

1. Enable IIS in your Windows XP
Go to 'Add/Remove Programs' and click on 'Add/Remove Windows Components' (on the side).
Check the box for 'Internet Information Services (IIS)' leaving all the default installation settings intact and let it install.

Once IIS is installed, you can type into your browser:
http://localhost/

If you see the classy IIS page, you are all set and ready to proceed with the PHP install.
Let me know when done. Going for a cigarette, will be back in 30min to check this thread. :)

Read that in your tut but the first link would not work.

Just an FYI i have Apache/1.3.37, PHP Version 4.4.4, and MySQL 4.1.10.


As for installing ISS I followed the directions for installing, but it says it can not connect to the server when i try to go to http://localhost/

EDIT: Would this be easier for you on AIM,MSN or yahoo?

You have them installed on your PC, i.e. Apache installed?
Take them off, this is a very old tutorial. We will install the latest versions, manually.

Would this be easier for you on AIM,MSN or yahoo?
No, we will do it here so others learn also how to install properly the components. Like in the old times at vB.org. :)
Also, we will stick with IIS, native in Windows XP.

Ok fine with me. :) No I do not have them set up. I tried to install IIS but it does not work when i go to http://localhost/

We will see after why the port 80 is blocked, in your PC.

First, we need to set the default document, in IIS.
Right-click on Start > Properties
Click on 'Customize' button
Click on 'Advanced' tab
Scroll all the way down, you will see 'System Administrative Tools' there
Put a dot into 'Display on the All Programs menu' option (first one)
Click on OK 2 times, you are done with this step.

Now, click on Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services
The IIS console will start.
Click the [+] in front of your 'local computer'
Right-click on 'Web Sites' > Properties
Click on 'Documents' tab > Click on 'Add' button > Type: index.php > OK > OK

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We need to set the PHP variables, so they are detected by the system.
Click on Start > Right-click on My Computer > Properties
Click on 'Advanced' tab > Click on 'Environment Variables' button
You should see now this window:

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Click on 'New' button (above OK)
Variable Name: PHPRC
Variable Value: %SystemDrive%\inetpub\php
Click on OK

You should be now back to the list of environment variables.
Find the 'Path' variable and double-click on it (highlighted in screenshot)
At the end of the list, add:
;%SystemDrive%\inetpub\php;%SystemDrive%\inetpub\m ysql\bin

Click on OK, 3 times.

Open your windows explorer and look into disk C:, you should see there a new folder called:
C:\inetpub

Create inside 2 new foldders:
-- \inetpub
---- \mysql
---- \php
...
---- \wwwroot
(ya, they are lowercase)

Let me know when you are done with those steps.

When i click advanced it opens windows explorer at the "Programs" level. If I go into programs i do see Admin Tool just not System Admin Tools.Nor does Sys Admin Tools show in the branches on the left anywhere.

Please don't tell me you use the Win95 classic (boring) style... Put it back the way it's supposed to be. :)
Make sure is set like that:

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Going for another cigarette, let me know when done all steps above. :)

Oh I hate the New Start Menu and used the old one so that was a prob. Ok now I have IIS open. But I do not see [+] or 'local computer' items displayed.

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Ok, let see if you installed IIS properly.

Go to 'Add/Remove Programs' and click on 'Add/Remove Windows Components' (on the side).
Click on Internet Information Services (it should be ticked) to highlight it > Click on 'Details' button
Click on 'World Wide Web Service' (it should be ticked) to highlight it > Click on 'Details' button
The 'World Wide Web Service' option should be ticked, like in the screenshot.

Don't worry if other extra options are ticked.
Let me know if you see this:

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