Installation on Windows systems

Table of Contents

• Recommended configuration on Windows systems
• Manual installation of pre-built binaries
• Installation for Apache 2.x on Windows systems
• Installation with IIS for Windows
• Third-party tools for installing PHP
• Building from source
• Running PHP on the command line on Windows systems

The official releases of PHP on Windows are recommended for production use, but PHP can also be built from source.

PHP can also be installed on Azure App Services (aka Microsoft Azure, Windows Azure, or (Windows) Azure Web Apps).

The Installation section of the frequently asked questions covers common installation and configuration issues that may be encountered.