Use a search engine to find a tutorial and do something similar. On my computer I’ve created a C:\Users\dac\bin directory where I keep miscellaneous executables. In a command prompt test that the installation is successful by typing php -v ConEmu is great. Windows 10 has finally improved this interface, yay! Note: Don’t forget to keep your php.ini file in a safe place when you upgrade in the future!Īdd C:\PHP7 to the Windows 10 system path environment variable. Note: The syntax used in previous PHP versions (‘extension=’php_*.dll’) may be deprecated in a future PHP major version. Scroll down to the extensions section and uncomment the extensions you want to use. Scroll down to “Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.” and uncomment: extension_dir = “ext” Notepad++ is great. Open the newly copied C:\PHP7\php.ini in a text editor. Installing PHP7ĭownload the latest PHP7 ( non-thread safe version) zip file from Įxtract the contents of the zip file into C:\PHP7Ĭopy C:\PHP7\php.ini-development to C:\PHP7\php.ini Modern PHP frameworks such as Opulence, Symfony, Cake, Laravel, WordPress, and many more support this. In fact, PHP7 has its own built in web server that you can invoke at the command prompt.
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This tutorial will show you how to install PHP7 and Composer on Windows 10 for use in a command prompt.Ī common misconception is that you need a web server like IIS, Apache, or Nginx to get started with PHP7 development. Composer is the defacto package manager for PHP7. PHP7 is a general purpose scripting language well suited for web development.