How to install Apache + PHP on Windows for CompleteSearch

1. Install Apache 2.x for Windows

Go to http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi and download the latest stable version. For example, the installer for Version 2.2.4 was called apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi. Specify an arbitrary target directory; for the following description we will assume

C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2

2. Install PHP 5.x for Windows

Go to http://www.php.net/downloads.php and download the latest stable version. For example, the zip package for version 5.1.6 was called php-5.1.6-Win32.zip. Specify an arbitrary target directory; for the following description we will assume

C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\php5