Upgrading PHP on Windows

Installing and upgrading on Windows Server 2008

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Installing and upgrading on Windows 7

PHP version 5.6

• Download PHP for Windows.
  • Non-thread safe for development use on a desktop (as opposed to a machine running IIS).
  • Unzip the download and install in the root of the c: drive, e.g. c:\php56\.
• Set the path to the php.ini file.
  • regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\5.6
  • String value: IniFilePath > c:\PHP56
  • (The path can simply be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP, or include the version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\5, or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\5.6, or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP\5.6.5)
• To use PHP from the command line, update the PATH environment variable.
  • Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced tab > Environment Variables > System Variables > PATH
• Check for other PHP-specific environment variables:

  > get-childitem env: select-string -pattern "php"

• Edit the php.ini file.
  • Set timezone:

    date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" 

  • Set extensions directory: extension_dir
  • Uncomment needed extensions, such as php_curl.dll, php_pdo_mysql.dll, php_mysql.dll, php_mysqli.dll, etc.