Upgrading PHP on Windows: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:26, 2 February 2015

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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:^[1]
```
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.

↑ [date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" List of Supported Timezones/America], PHP Manual

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 * Check for other PHP-specific environment variables:<pre>> get-childitem env: select-string -pattern "php"</pre>
 * Edit the `php.ini` file.
-** Set timezone:<pre>date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" </pre><ref>[date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" List of Supported Timezones/America], PHP Manual</ref>
+** Set timezone:<ref>[date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" List of Supported Timezones/America], PHP Manual</ref><pre>date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles" </pre>
 ** Set extensions directory: `extension_dir`
 ** Uncomment needed extensions, such as `php_curl.dll`, `php_pdo_mysql.dll`, `php_mysql.dll`, `php_mysqli.dll`, etc.