Testing Installation Of Php


Testing Installation Of Php

Before installing you first installed apache. For this, you use xampp or wamp software.

For testing of PHP installation following these steps:-

  • Download PHP advance version from php.net website.

Click on windows downloads in current stable PHP

·         Click on zip file from VC15 x64 Thread Safe (2020-Aug-04 15:17:50)


Download file according to your computer (32/ 64 bits)
  • Extract this file from the extractor (WinZip, WinRAR ).






  • Rename this folder from PHP-7.4.8-NTS-Win32-vc15-x64 to php7.4.8
  • Copy this folder and past it to the root drive ex. C-drive (by default).
  • Open this folder and rename PHP. ini-development file to php.ini.
  • Open php.ini file into notepad as a text file.


  • Edit file according this format (remove semicolon according this formats) :-
    • extension_dir = "ext"
    • extension=mbstring
    • extension=mysqli
    • extension=odbc
    • extension=openssl
    • extension=pdo_mysql
    • extension=pdo_odbc
    • extension=pdo_pgsql
    • extension=sockets
    • extension=sqlite3
    • extension=tidy
    • extension=xsl
  • save this php.ini notepad file and close.
  • Set path of php
  • Right click on my computer icon


  • A popup menu open    
  • Click on a property and it displays the basic property of the computer system


  • Click on advance system settings
  • It displays system properties





  • environment variable window opens
  • a select path from the system variable option and clicks on the edit button.
  • Edit environment variable window open:- in this window press the new button.
  • A new path space display. Past PHP folder path and press ok.





  • After the path setting open the command prompt.


  • type php -v 
  • press enter

  • Show PHP successfully installed version.
  • After checking the PHP version Open the browser and type the following command in the address bar.
  • Localhost/index.php

  • Press enter then apache welcome page open.

  • Click on phpinfo and Php information page displays

  • This page shows your PHP successfully installed.

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