Go to http://www.php.net/downloads.php and download the latest stable release. I mentioned before that I had installed php 4.3.3 RC1 - However , version 4.3.4 is now available from php.net as the latest release. I have not tested this version yet but will update this tutorial to reflect any changes once finished. This tutorial concentrates on version 4.3.3.

Click on 'php 4.3.3 zip package' which takes you to a download mirror site in which to download  the file named 'php-4.3.3-win32.zip' , save it to your hard drive in a suitable temporary location. (In case of re-installs being necessary I have a permanent location called 'Master Programs' where I download to and extract from there)

Step 2 - Install PHP

Following on from our previous related tutorial on Apache, extract all files and sub-folders to 'C:\Apache2\php' - if you extract elsewhere, please remember to substitute this file path in any future references.

Copy php.ini-dist file to C:\windows (or c:\%system%) and rename the newly copied file to php.ini.

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