Anyone ever install PHP on a MS server?

[Kard63]

How did that work out for you?

Thanks

[Serge Litehead]

IIS? -I'm sure it's doable.
Apache/PHP/MySQL is easy, just run setup and tweak .conf files.

[Defiance Inc]

Just download wamp and install. Had some directory issues when referencing files, but fixed it in code (no biggie).

[directfiesta]

Sure... On Windows 2008 Web Edition and IIS ...

There is a binary package on the php site . If the server is not local, use remote desktop to install...

A few files to manually config and you are set.

[GigoloShawn]

Nowhere near as well as actually having the expected native UNIX support. I'm not even talking about performance, which is OK, but you don't have Sendmail, you don't have an integrated FTP, sometimes the built in gd is enabled, depending on the package.. and tons of other support things that most scripts expect will likely not be in there.

[Thurbs]

well, you can also run apache on windows + php

[GigoloShawn]

well, you can also run apache on windows + php

I did that for quite awhile for small projects on my desktop; Oddly, when I had TextPad available, I used vi. Now I wish I had TextPad remotely.

Tons of scripts just assume UNIX, though, so it may take more work making them work on Windows than they're worth. I've used WAMP, XAMPP, and my own, but XAMPP was the most featureful by default.