I need to be able to use Composer on my local machine, however, I don't want to setup a full web server stack on this machine because I'm using my remote server for that.
When I try to install Composer, though, it wants me to point out my PHP install, which I don't have in this case.
Is there a way I can install PHP on its own so that I can also get Composer installed without installing a full stack?
I've always used WAMP in the past, but again, I'd like to avoid installing that whole stack.
Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
You could install only binary package for PHP. You did not state which operating system are you using.
Binary package links (for MacOS)
Binary package for Windows
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I have a native php application where I used composer in order to use some libraries. Now I want to transfer the application from wamp to linux online server. Do I need to install composer to linux also and re-run it? Or just the files as they are?
Thanks
I have an application where i need to connect my web (PHP based) application with desktop application database so that both desktop and web can communicate with each other.
On ubuntu OS connectivity is working fine but when i comes to windows 7 codeigniter sql server connectivity is not working.
i tried visual c++ redistributional packages as well as other instructions provided on many platforms but fails.
i also added extensions in php\ext and dll files as well as include that extensions like sql_serv55_nts like that but nothing is working.
last error that i am receiving is
application not be run as php5.dll is missing .
can some one help to figure this out as soon as possible and can send me proper tested procedure for this.
As you say you have installed the sql_serv55_nts version of the SQLServer libraries, this is your problem.
Instead install the TS (Thread Safe) version of the SQLServer libraries. XAMPP on windows runs Thread Safe.
The php5.dll is the Non Thread Safe version of php5ts.dll which is supplied with the XAMPP install of PHP.
Once you install the TS version of SQLServer libraries delete the php5.dll it is not required, also you got it from a source that you cannot be sure is safe. A simple rule of thumb If it was required it would have come with the XAMPP install.
NOTE: You should never need to copy anything related to Apache/PHP/MYSQL into the Windows system folders. If you do, when you come to install another version of XAMPP it will still be there and will cause you hours of debugging to find out why you are having odd issues.
ALSO: It is also dangerous adding anything XAMPP or WAMPServer related to the Windows PATH as this will also cause you issues when you come to update XAMPP/WAMPServer as you are bound to forget that this was done.
Try adding your php directory and your php extensions directory to your PATH environment variables.
I resolved issue in following way.
Install xampp with php 5.5
install microsoft re distributional package
download php5.ddl file from php5.dll
if window is 32 bit than just copy downloaded php5.dll into windows/system32
if you have 64bit window than you need to copy it into windows/SysWOW64 too.
best is to restart your PC
All done......
I want instal the Php in My windows7 PC here i want use Apche webserver is there any simple way to install?
Thanks in Advance..
You can try http://www.wampserver.com/en/ (WAMP = Windows Apache MySql Php), it will integrates all you need (php + mysql + apache) including correct configuration
Also you can try http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html (XAMPP).
These packs will help you to install PHP, MySql and Apache without problems.
Agree with #michael-swan
i will suggest to go with XAMPP, since you can simply start the XAMPP server and you got apache/php/mysql working.
No need for any installation can be used in a portable drive too.
I am not sure if any such option is available in wamp, but it has easy to handle configs vars
Both the software are bundles of APACHE/PHP/MYSQL package - which are the complete package
You'll want to use a packaged distribution of Apache, MySQL, and PHP (WAMP) that's all configured and ready to host websites after a short automated install.
Start with this list of WAMPs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_WAMPs
It's the most comprehensive list and will give you some ideas about what's available.
The ones I've seen used most often are Xampp, WampServer, and UniformServer. There are also commercial ones like Wamp-Developer.
Try installing 3 of 4 different WAMPs and just trying them out one by one with 1) setting up a new website and 2) installing WordPress as a blog. This will give you a good idea of what works best for you.
After compiling PHP from source are the devel libraries still needed?
For example, I am building a newer version of PHP from source than is on our dev servers. I installed alot of [extension i.e. mysql, postgresql, curl, etc]-devel packages in order for the configure from the dev server setup to work. Do i still need these after php has compiled? For example could I make a distro and then distribute the PHP distro to another server without needing these devel dependencies?
I am a bit of a noob to this.
You don't need to ship the devel-libraries.
But my advice is to take some time and learn how the build system of your linux distribution works. And then build a new php package that can be installed by the package manager.
Take a look at how the "original" php packages were built for the distribution. Most likely you can simply copy and edit the existing rule file(s) and then make a new version of that package. This way you take advantage of the dependency mechanisms and the package manager will not remove/overwrite your version so easily when an update shows up in the "official" repositories.
I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
It should support MySQL and PHP (with GET, POST, SESSION, and cookies).
I want to be able to install the server from CD or memory stick. In other words, I want to be able to download something on my CD and than use this CD to install the web server.
The server (software) should not occupy a lot of memory.
It should be possible to install the web server on Linux, Windows and MAC.
Install Z-WAMP. It has the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP (with APC and phyMyAdmin). It's also portable so you can have it installed on a mem stick.
XAMPP is very simple to install and use.
Quoting:
Zend Server Community Edition is a fast and reliable PHP application stack. It is completely free, and you can use it in development, testing and production.
Further:
Eliminate wasted time spent on putting together your PHP stack piece by piece. Zend Server Community Edition includes everything you need, whether you’re using Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. The simple, native installers will set you up in minutes with:
Bytecode accelerator (Optimizer+)
Zend Data Cache
A certified PHP distribution
Zend Framework
Apache (or IIS integration)
MySQL (on Windows and Mac OS X)
Out-of-the-box connectivity to all common databases
Java code connectivity
Web-based PHP administrator console
Not quite sure if this is what you mean but take a look at AppServ it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you with one installation file.
If you combine requirement 1, 3 and 5 you make it extremely difficult.
There is not just one package that you can install on boot *nix and windows. Simply because they use a different Operating System with other drive mappings, libraries, etc.
But for Windows I recommend one of the XAMP/WAMP implementation (I'm not a Windows User). For Mac there is MAMP. On other *nix based systems I always used predefined packages or a manualy compiled amount of packages which does not meet your requirements.
Latest OSX has buildin PHP and Apache. You only have to enable Apache in your system pref panel. MySQL can be installed.
It's also possible to use XAMPP for osx. Can be installed from CD
As for Windows you can use WAMP or XAMPP. This package includes Apache, PHP and MySQL. Can be installed from CD.
Most Linux distro's have apache build in. And it's easy to configure PHP and MySQL for it. You can also use XAMPP for linux:
LAMP for linux
XAMPP for mac
and WAMP for win
Different gui almost the same thing easy to setup and configure.
The big advantages with WAMP are that you can easily switch PHP/Apache/MySQL version and toggle PHP settings + extensions, directly from the taskbar.
That's why I'm using it.
Note: Even though you can't download the latest PHP version from their site, it's very easy to install it yourself.