This document is for those new to Apache/mySQL/PHP, who want a quick summary of how to install these products.

Step #1 - Install Apache
Download Apache server for Windows at http://www.apache.org/dist. Use defaults during installation, not really a concern at this time. Edit the httpd.conf file in the "/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/Conf" directory. Replace "#ServerName new.host.name" with "ServerName localhost". You can now start and stop the Apache Server. To see if it is running enter "http://localhost" in a browser.

Step #2 - Install PHP
Download PHP for Windows at http://www.php.net/downloads.php. Extract the files into a directory called "\php4win." Make a directory to store PHP development files, "\phpdev". This is where your PHP files will reside. Rename the file ":\php4win\php.ini-dist" to "php.ini". Open this php.ini file and change the doc_root (\php4win) and extension_dir (\phpdev) lines so that they are set to the appropriate directories. Move the two files php.ini and php4ts.dll to the ":\windows" directory. If you haven't already, make sure you delete the php.ini

Edit the httpd.conf file in the "/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/Conf" directory. Then search for the "DocumentRoot" and "" lines and change them so they are set to ":\php4win". Find the line "AddType application/x-tar .tgz" and add the following after it:

ScriptAlias /php4/ "d:/phpdev/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php4
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php4/php.exe"

[mysqld]
basedir=d:/mysql/
datadir=d:/mysql/data/

[WinMySQLAdmin]
Server=d:/MYSQL/bin/mysqld-nt.exe
user=your_user_name
password=your_password