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

(PHP 5.6 and Apache 2.4 compiled with VC11)

1. Install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012(VC11) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679#
2. Install PHP package for thread safe (thread safe version contain apache2 module) with extra options
3. Install Apache version base on apache2 module which contain in PHP package from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/

   apache_2.2.14-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi
   Network Domain: home-vn.com.vn

4. Test apache by go to link http://192.168.1.3/ ⇒ output:

   => It works!

5. Change configure of httpd.conf for calling PHP as module

   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"

6. Change config of php.ini for loading modules which connecting to MySQL server(must change extension_dir):

   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

7. Create phpinfo.php for checking modules which loaded by PHP:

   <?php
   phpinfo();
   ?>

   And check by go to http://192.168.1.3/phpinfo.php

8. Modify httpd.conf to enable mod rewrite:

   LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

1. Step1: Download Apache binary from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/(Base on OS 64bits or 32bits)
2. Step2: Extract download file to drive C on windows. For example:c:\Apache24
3. Step3: Change ServerRoot config in httpd.conf If you extract Apache binary to another directory:

   ServerRoot "c:/Apache24"

4. Step4: Install httpd as an service:

   httpd.exe -k install

   After install, you can check service name in services.msc and see it. And to uninstall

   httpd.exe -k uninstall

5. Step5: Run to test httpd:

   httpd.exe

1. Step1: Edit httpd.conf to add new config file for virtual host:

   # Virtual hosts
   Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
   Include conf/vhosts/*.conf

2. Step2: create file conf/vhosts/home.conf to include config other virtual hosts

   <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>

1. Error 1:

   [authz_core:error] client denied by server configuration

   ⇒ 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:

     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all

   • 2.4 configuration:

     Require all granted

2. 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

refer: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html