====== PHP and Apache on Windows ======
===== Install php, apache on windows =====
==== prepare environment for installing ====
prepare environment for running PHP if you only download package which only contain PHP command lines, not PHP package installer. You need to install **Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio**(one of versions 2010,2012,2013,2015) from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49984

And you must use the same version visuall studio for building PHP and Apache(Because you run PHP as PHP-apache module which is built from PHP):
  * vs2008(VC9)
  * vs2010(VC10)
  * vs2012(VC11)
  * vs2013
  * vs2015
==== Basic Steps to install ====
(PHP 5.6 and Apache 2.4 compiled with VC11)
  - Install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012(VC11) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679#
  - Install PHP package for **thread safe** (thread safe version **contain apache2 module**) with extra options
  - Install Apache version base on **apache2 module** which contain in PHP package from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/<code>
apache_2.2.14-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi
Network Domain: home-vn.com.vn
</code>
  - Test apache by go to link http://192.168.1.3/ => output:<code>
=> It works!
</code>
  - Change configure of httpd.conf for calling PHP as module<code>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
DirectoryIndex index.php index.htm index.html
PHPIniDir "C:/Program Files/PHP/"
LoadModule php5_module "C:/Program Files/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
</code>
  - Change config of php.ini for loading modules which connecting to MySQL server(**must change extension_dir**):<code>
extension_dir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\php-5.4.40\ext"
[PHP_MYSQLI]
extension=php_mysqli.dll
[PHP_PDO_MYSQL]
extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll
</code>
  - Create phpinfo.php for checking modules which loaded by PHP:<code php>
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
</code>And check by go to http://192.168.1.3/phpinfo.php
  - Modify httpd.conf to enable mod rewrite:<code>
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
</code>
==== Install Apache from binary directory ====
  - Step1: Download Apache binary from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/(Base on OS 64bits or 32bits)
  - Step2: Extract download file to drive C on windows. For example:c:\Apache24
  - Step3: Change **ServerRoot** config in **httpd.conf** If you extract Apache binary to another directory:<code>
ServerRoot "c:/Apache24"
</code>
  - Step4: Install httpd as an service:<code>
httpd.exe -k install
</code>After install, you can check service name in services.msc and see it. And to uninstall<code>
httpd.exe -k uninstall
</code>
  - Step5: Run to test httpd:<code>
httpd.exe
</code>
==== Config virtual host on Apache ====
  - Step1: Edit httpd.conf to add new config file for virtual host:<code bash>
# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Include conf/vhosts/*.conf
</code>
  - Step2: create file **conf/vhosts/home.conf** to include config other virtual hosts<code bash>
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "E:/web/dacsan-opencart"
	ServerName dacsan.babies.vn
	DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm
	<Directory E:/web/dacsan-opencart>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride all
        Order Deny,Allow
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
	SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV development
	ErrorLog "logs/dacsan-opencart-error.log"
	CustomLog "logs/dacsan-opencart-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "E:/web/baotam"
	ServerName baotam.vn
	DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm
	<Directory E:/web/baotam>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride all
        Order Deny,Allow
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
	SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV development
	ErrorLog "logs/baotam-error.log"
	CustomLog "logs/baotam-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>
</code>
==== Some errors and fix ====
  - Error 1:<code>[authz_core:error] client denied by server configuration
</code> => Fix follow tutorial in link: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html#access.In this example, to config all requests are allowed:
    * 2.2 configuration:<code bash>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</code>
    * 2.4 configuration:<code bash>
Require all granted
</code>
  - Error2:Can't load php_curl.dll when config loading it in php.ini(in PHP5.6 64bits on windows 7) => copy 3 files: **libssh2.dll, ssleay32.dll, libeay32.dll** to directory **c:\windows\system32**
===== Install XAMPP =====
refer: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html