Install PHP4 and MySQL under Windows 2000_PHP Tutorial

Install mysql first, open the software package with winzip8.0 for complete installation, the default installation path is: c:mysql;
After the installation is completed, open "Run" in the "Start" button and enter the command: C:mysql inmysqld -nt.exe --install and execute;
Open "Programs" => "Management Tools" => "Services" under the "Start" button, find the "mysql" service, and start it;
At this point, MySQL installation is complete, restart win2000adanced server. You can also open C:mysql inwinmysqladmin.exe. When you use it for the first time, you need to create an administrator name and password. I set them to root and (yourpassword) respectively. After closing it, the program automatically creates a small "traffic light" icon under the status line.

Now start installing php4, use winzip to extract the software package to c:php4, then copy all the dll files in the directory to c;winntsystem32, do not overwrite the existing dll files; then copy the directory Copy the two files php.exe and php.ini-dist under c:winnt;
Rename c:winntphp.ini-dist to php.ini, open it and find; Windows Extensions, change extension= Remove the ";" in front of php_calendar.dll, extension=php_zlib.dll, extension=php_ldap.dll and close the file.
Open "Programs" under the "Start" button => "Administrative Tools" => "Internet Service Manager", select "Default web site", and open its "Properties" window. Under the "website" page, change "IP Address": "All Unallocated" to "(your machine's IP address, for example: 202.195.243.131)"; "TCP Port" to "80".

Next, select the "Home Directory" page, click the "Configure" button under "Application Settings", click the "Add" button in the new window; enter "Executable File" C:WINNTphp.exe %s %s", enter ".php" in "Extension" and click "OK".
Then, select the "ISAPI Filter" page and click the "Add" button; enter "php" in the "Filter Name", enter "C:WINNTsystem32php4isapi.dll" in the "Executable File", and click " Sure".
Next, select the "Document" page, click the "Add" button; enter "index.php" in the "Default Document Name", click "OK", and raise it to the highest level. You can also add commonly used PHP file names, such as: "default.phtml", "index.php3", etc.
Close all windows, restart the system, and open the IE browser for testing.