Building PHP+Apache2 development environment under Windows

PHP+Apache2 development environment construction under Windows

PHP thread-safe and non-thread-safe version selection####

Reference: http://windows.php.net/download/

If you are using PHP as FastCGI with IIS you should use the Non-Thread Safe (NTS) versions of PHP
With Apache you have to use the Thread Safe (TS) versions of PHP.

Conclusion:
+ IIS Server: Non-thread-safe PHP version
+ Apache Server: Thread-safe PHP version

PHP Download

http://windows.php.net/download/
Personal PC environment is: 2-bit win7, using Apache server.
So download the latest version:
Compressed package of "VC11 x86 Thread Safe (2015-May-14 18:29:57)" for PHP 5.6 (5.6.9)

Apache download

http://www.apachelounge.com/download/
The latest one is currently: Apache 2.4.12 Win32

PHP+Apache configuration

Reference: http://php.net/manual/zh/install.windows.apache2.php

Modify the basic configuration information of Apache

Modify the paths of ServerRoot and DocumentRoot in {apache}/conf/httpd.conf:

<code>#服务器文件路径
ServerRoot "c:/bin/Apache24"
#项目文件路径
DocumentRoot "c:/bin/htdocs"
<Directory "c:/bin/htdocs">
#   ...
</Directory
</code>

Install as Apache handler

Add the following information in {apache_path}/conf/httpd.conf:

<code># 以Apache handler方式安装运行PHP
LoadModule php5_module "C:/bin/php5.6/php5apache2_4.dll"
<IfModule php5_module>
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

    # 配置 php.ini 的路径
    PHPIniDir "C:/bin/php5.6"

    # 配置处理文件的格式
    <FilesMatch \.php$>
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
</IfModule>
</code>

Use Apache Install using handler method

Download the fast-cgi module: http://www.apachelounge.com/download/win32/
Unzip it into the modules directory of apche.

Add the following fast-cgi configuration information in {apache_path}/conf/httpd.conf:

<code># 加载fast-cgi模块
LoadModule fcgid_module modules/mod_fcgid.so
# fast-cgi模块配置
<IfModule fcgid_module> 
    # Where is your php.ini file?
    FcgidInitialEnv PHPRC "c:/bin/php5.6/" 
    FcgidInitialEnv PATH "C:/bin/php5.6;C:/WINDOWS/system32;C:/WINDOWS;C:/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem;" 
    FcgidInitialEnv SystemRoot "C:/Windows" 
    FcgidInitialEnv SystemDrive "C:" 
    FcgidInitialEnv TEMP "C:/WINDOWS/TEMP" 
    FcgidInitialEnv TMP "C:/WINDOWS/TEMP" 
    FcgidInitialEnv windir "C:/WINDOWS" 

    FcgidIOTimeout 40
    FcgidConnectTimeout 10 
    FcgidMaxProcesses 1000 
    FcgidOutputBufferSize 64 
    FcgidProcessLifeTime 120 
    FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess 10000 
    FcgidMinProcessesPerClass 0 
    FcgidFixPathinfo 1 

    # Global Config Example 
    <Files ~ "\.php$"> 
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI 
        AddHandler fcgid-script .php 

        FcgidWrapper "c:/bin/php5.6/php-cgi.exe" .php 
    </Files> 
</IfModule>
</code>

The readme.txt in the downloaded fast-cgi module compressed package has detailed configuration information

Start the Apache server

Execute {apache_path}/bin/httpd.exe in the cmd command line.

In phpinfo(), judge the running mode by the value of "Server API" of phpinfo():

• CGI/FastCGI: Fast- cg mode
• Apache 2.0 Handler: Apache handler mode

If both apache hanlder and fast-cgi are configured in httpd.cnf, use apache handler mode

The above introduces the establishment of PHP+Apache2 development environment under Windows, including the relevant aspects. I hope it will be helpful to friends who are interested in PHP tutorials.