Installing LightTPD and PHP on Windows

转自：http://www.winstonyw.com/2008/05/28/installing-lighttpd-and-php-on-windows/

This blog is in need of a makeover, and so I am trying to keep the procrastination habit at bay, practice some GTD and get started on creating a new template for it. First of all, I need a local development environment for PHP on Windows, since I am a Windows user. Previously, I would have installed IIS on Windows and used it as the server for PHP, but it’s always a chore trying to find my Windows CD.

Fortunately, I learnt about LightTPD recently in my work at Wego and how I can use it to replace IIS as the server for PHP. It’s easy installation and setup within minutes. Great! Let’s get started!

Download PHP from PHP website. I chose the zip package and simply unzipped it into my directory of choice: Almighty C drive! So now, it’s residing at “C:"php”.

Download a Win32 version of LightTPD from the WLMP Project; I chose the Setup Wizard (.exe) version.

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Double-click on the downloaded executable to start the short installation process, during which you would specify the destination of the install. I installed mine at “C:"Program Files"LightTPD”.

To start LightTPD, go to the LightTPD directory (i.e. “C:"Program Files"LightTPD”), find the file “TestMode.bat” and double-click on it. A console window would open and indicate that the server has been started.

To test that LightTPD is working at this moment, point your browser to http://localhost. You should see a “LightTPD Test Page”.

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That was easy right? Now we just need to edit some configurations to make PHP work with LightTPD.

Edit the file lighttpd-inc.conf (i.e. “C:"Program Files"LightTPD"conf"lighttpd-inc.conf”) with the following:

In your PHP directory, rename the file php.ini-recommended to php.ini and edit php.ini with the following:

To test that LightTPD now works with PHP, create a file with the following contents:

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Place the file in your htdocs directory (i.e. “C:"Program Files"LightTPD"htdocs”), open up your browser and browse to the page. Walaa! You should be able to see the standard phpinfo() messages.

There you have it! A development environment for PHP on Windows in 6 simple steps. Now, to get started on the new template..