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diff --git a/source/_posts/installing_php_8_for_windows_10.md b/source/_posts/installing_php_8_for_windows_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index bf13267..0000000 --- a/source/_posts/installing_php_8_for_windows_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ ---- -extends: _layouts.post -section: content -title: Installing PHP 8 for Windows 10 -date: 2021-01-18 -description: A guide to how to install PHP 8 for Windows 10. -tags: [PHP] ---- - -## Getting Started - -The [PHP For Windows](https://windows.php.net) site provides pre-built Windows binaries for you to [download](https://windows.php.net/download/). Which version you download depends upon two things. - -1. Is your system a 64 or 32 bit machine. -2. Are you planning to use IIS or Apache as the web server. - -For 64 bit systems the *x64* file should be downloaded. If you plan to use IIS then get the *Non Thread Safe (NTS)* version otherwise use the *Thread Safe (TS)* version. - -The PHP 8 binaries require to have the *Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019* be installed as well. - -The below table links to the appropriate section where you will find the *Zip* archive to download as well as the appropriate VC redistributable executable. - -| Architecture | [Internet Information Services (IIS)](https://www.iis.net/)| [Apache](https://httpd.apache.org/) | VS16 | -|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------| -| 32 Bit | [VS16 x86 Non Thread Safe](https://windows.php.net/download/#php-8.0-nts-vs16-x86) | [VS16 x86 Thread Safe](https://windows.php.net/download/#php-8.0-ts-vs16-x86) | [VS16 x86](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x86.exe) -| 64 Bit | [VS16 x64 Non Thread Safe](https://windows.php.net/download/#php-8.0-nts-vs16-x64) | [VS16 x64 Thread Safe](https://windows.php.net/download/#php-8.0-ts-vs16-x64) | [VS16 x64](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe) | - -## Download and Installation - -1. Download the *Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019* executable and install it. -2. Download the appropriate PHP 8 Zip archive for your Windows system. -3. Extract the Zip archive into a folder called php in your user folder. This should result in a folder at `C:\Users\[username]\php`. - -## Configuring Windows - -In order to run the PHP executable from the command line the path to where the Zip archive was extracted to needs to be added to the Windows *Path* environment variable. - -1. Right click on the start menu and select *System*. -2. Type *Control Panel* into the search field and select the *Control Panel* option when it appears. -3. Click *System and Security* and then the *System* option. -4. Click *Advanced system settings* from the left side menu to bring up a dialog box. -5. Select the *Advanced* tab and then click *Environment Variables*. -6. Select the *Path* option from the *User variables* list and click *Edit*. -7. Click *New* and enter the path to where you extracted the Zip archive. This should be `C:\Users\[username]\php`. You can also click *Browse* instead and navigate to the folder. -8. Click *OK* to close the *Edit environment variable* dialog. -9. Click *OK* again to close the *Environment Variables* dialog. -10. Click *OK* for a third time to close the *System Properties* dialog. - -## Checking Installation - -Open up either *PowerShell* or the *Command Prompt* and enter `php -v` to verify that PHP was installed correctly. You should see output similar to that shown below. - -```shell -C:\Users\dev>php -v - -PHP 8.0.1 (cli) (built: Jan 5 2021 23:43:33) ( NTS Visual C++ 2019 x64 ) -Copyright (c) The PHP Group -Zend Engine v4.0.1, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies -``` |