Apache Error - Installing PHP 5.5.7 in Apache 2.2 on Windows 2008 R2 Server

Question

I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.5.7 (VC11 x86 Thread Safe) from http://windows.php.net/download/ .

Followed instructions from http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.apache2.php & http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/09/24/installing-and-setting-up-apache-22-series-with-php-5-on-windows/ to no avail.

Apache simply will not start with the added PHP configuration in httpd.conf...if I comment out all PHP configuration Apache starts with no issues.

EDIT

Updated php.ini to forward slashes

Answer 1

Delete and uninstall everything you have done so far.

Download apache from apache longue http://www.apachelounge.com/download/VC11/binaries/httpd-2.4.7-win64-VC11.zip Ectract to c:/apache24

Download module modules-2.4-win64-VC11.zip http://www.apachelounge.com/download/VC11/modules/modules-2.4-win64-VC11.zip

Extrct and copy mod_fcgid.so into apache24\\modules

Open command prompt AS ADMINISTRATOR

cd\\ c:\\Apache24\\bin to the folder with the httpd.exe file in it

type: httpd -k install type: net start apache2.4

Should be running provided no errors.

Download php from windows.php.net extract files to Apache24\\php

Delete php.ini-production Rename php.ini-development to php.ini

In php.ini :

Uncomment line 731: extension_dir = "ext"

Uncomment the follownig lines: (873 ...):

extension=php_curl.dll
extension=php_gd2.dll
extension=php_mbstring.dll
extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll
extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

In httpd.conf in line 218 uncomment the following line and edit to : ServerName localhost

Change line 58 Listen 80 to change server port

In httpd.conf include this line.:

LoadModule fcgid_module modules/mod_fcgid.so

in the end of httpd.conf add the following lines:

<IfModule fcgid_module> 
   FcgidInitialEnv PHPRC "C:\\Apache24\\php" 
   FcgidInitialEnv PATH "C:\\Apache24\\php;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 8 
   FcgidOutputBufferSize 64 
   ProcessLifeTime 0 
   FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess 0 
   FcgidMinProcessesPerClass 0 
   FcgidMaxProcesses 50 
   FcgidFixPathinfo 1 
   FcgidZombieScanInterval 20 
   FcgidMaxRequestLen 536870912 
   FcgidIOTimeout 120 

  <Files ~ "\.php$"> 
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI 
    AddHandler fcgid-script .php 
    FcgidWrapper "C:/Apache24/php/php-cgi.exe" .php 
  </Files>

  <IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>

In line 276 add index.php near index.html

Enable htacess

un-comment: LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so Replace all "AllowOverride None" to "AllowOverride All". (find and replace all)