errors while installing php for apache

Question

i'm installing php so that i can use it with the apache software and i've followed the guide here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-install-php-on-apache-in-windows/ but when i do the command : httpd -t i get the error :

httpd: Syntax error on line 538 of C:/Apache24/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load \xe2\x80\x9cC:\php\php8apache2_4.dll\xe2\x80\x9d into server: The specified module could not be found.

i know there is some people with similar problem but i didn't find a solution that suit the problem. i'm using Apache 2.4 VS16 and php 8.1.6 VS16 x64 Thread Safe

Answer 1

Look at the error message. Search for the bits that look weird.

See this page :

 U+201C “ \xe2\x80\x9c LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK U+201D ” \xe2\x80\x9d RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

You need to use regular quote marks (ie " which is U+0022 : QUOTATION MARK {double quote} ) around strings.

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