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
Note: There might not be a compatible PHP handler for the latest stable PHP version. In that case you might have to install an older version of PHP, which can be found under http://www.php.net/releases/index.php
3. Install the Apache PHP Handler for Windows
Go to http://www.apachelounge.com/download and download the Apache PHP handler. For example, The Apache 2 handler for PHP version 5.1 (it's enough if the first two digits agree) is called php5apache2.dll-php5.1.x.zip
Copy the following files from this package to the following locations (assuming that Apache and PHP have been installed in the directories as stated above):
C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2\bin\hpptd.exe.manifest (TODO: needed for what?) C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\Apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf.templ (TODO: needed for what?) C:\Program Files\CompleteSearch\php5\php5apache2.dll (TODO: why necessary if one is already there?)