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Install mysql first, open the software package with winzip8.0 for complete installation, the default installation path is: c:mysql; after the installation is completed, open "Run" in the "Start" button and enter the command: C:mysql inmysqld-nt. exe --install, and execute; Open "Programs" => "Management Tools" => "Services" under the "Start" button, find the "mysql" service, and start it; At this point, the mysql installation is completed, restart win2000adanced server. You can also open C:mysql inwinmysqladmin.exe. When you use it for the first time, you need to create an administrator name and password. I set them to root and (yourpassword) respectively. After closing it, the program automatically creates a small "traffic light" icon under the status line. Now start installing php4. Use winzip to unzip the software package to c:php4, then copy all the dll files in the directory to c:winntsystem32. Do not overwrite the existing dll files; then copy php.exe and php.exe in the directory. Copy the two files php.ini-dist to c:winnt; rename c:winntphp.ini-dist to php.ini, open it, and find; Windows Extensions, change extension=php_calendar.dll, extension=php_zlib.dll , remove the ";" before extension=php_ldap.dll and close the file. Open "Programs" under the "Start" button => "Administrative Tools" => "Internet Service Manager", select "Default Web Site", and open its "Properties" window. Under the "website" page, change "IP Address": "All Unallocated" to "(your machine's IP address, for example: 202.195.243.131)"; "TCP Port" to "80". Next, select the "Home Directory" page, click the "Configure" button under "Application Settings", click the "Add" button in the new window; enter "C:WINNTphp.exe %" in "Executable File" s %s", enter ".php" in "Extension", and click "OK". Next, select the "ISAPI Filter" page, click the "Add" button; enter "php" in the "Filter Name", enter "C:WINNTsystem32php4isapi.dll" in the "Executable File", and click "OK". Next, select the "Document" page, click the "Add" button; enter "index.php" in the "Default Document Name", click "OK", and raise it to the highest level. You can also add commonly used PHP file names, such as: "default.phtml", "index.php3", etc. After closing all windows and restarting the system, you can open the IE browser for testing.