Where can I download PHP for Windows?
Download latest version of PHP from Prerequisite and running on your Windows system, else you will not be able to run PHP Scripts. Alternatively, you can install wamp server to install PHP, MySQL, and Apache Web Server on your Windows machine. You can install php on windows manually.
What website do I need to download PHP software?
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.30. This is a security release. All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version. For source downloads of PHP 7.3.30 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on
Do I need to install PHP after xampp?
No, if you installed a web server (e.g. Apache) on your computer it will not include PHP. You need to install it if you need it. There are apps such as WAMP and XAMPP that will install Apache, MySQL and PHP on your computer without any hassle.
How do I find where PHP is installed?
Check PHP Install Path On Windows. It is very easy for you to check PHP install path on Windows, because install PHP on Windows is just download the PHP zip file and unzip it to a local folder, then you can run it in a dos window like below. In below example, the php install path is C:pp\php\.
How do I install PHP on Windows 8?
These are step to install and configure PHP with Web Platform Installer:
- In Web Platform Installer window, choose Products tab and search PHP version that we will install.
- Click Add button as we can see in picture below.
- After click Add button, we can see there are two items that will be installed.
- Click Install button.
Can I run PHP without a web server?
You can make a PHP script to run it without any server or browser. You only need the PHP parser to use it this way. This type of usage is ideal for scripts regularly executed using cron (on *nix or Linux) or Task Scheduler (on Windows). These scripts can also be used for simple text processing tasks.
Can PHP 7 run on x64?
amd64 (x86_64) Builds PHP 7 provides full 64-bit support. The x64 builds of PHP 7 support native 64-bit integers, LFS, 64-bit memory_limit and much more. x64 builds are recommended (almost all Windows installations support x64).
Can I separately download the php-8 DLLs?
You can now separately download these files and copy them in your existing PHP-8.0.0beta1 installation (the DLLs are not suitable for the alpha releases). Make sure that you use the appropriate package (x64 vs. x86, and non thread-safe vs. thread-safe).
Will we continue to provide Windows builds of PHP(pre-)releases?
We will, of course, continue to provide Windows builds of all PHP (pre-)releases. So watch out for the release of PHP 8.1.0alpha1, scheduled for 10 Jun 2021! Due to a build system error which only has been noticed recently, so far the PHP 8.0.0 pre-release builds didn’t contain php_oci8_12c.dll and php_pdo_oci.dll in the ext/ folder.
Which build of PHP 7 is best for performance?
PHP PGO build for maximum performance (old) amd64 (x86_64) Builds PHP 7 provides full 64-bit support. The x64 builds of PHP 7 support native 64-bit integers, LFS, 64-bit memory_limit and much more.
