Prerequisites

• Windows 10 operating system
• Administrative access to your computer
• Stable internet connection
• Web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx) installed (optional)

Installation

1. Visit the official PHP website: https://windows.php.net/download/
2. Download the PHP 7.2 zip package for Windows (x64 Non Thread Safe)
3. Create a new folder in C:\ drive named 'php'
4. Extract the downloaded zip file to C:\php
5. Rename 'php.ini-development' to 'php.ini' in the C:\php folder
6. Open the System Environment Variables settings
7. Add C:\php to the Path variable
8. Restart your computer to apply the changes

Verification

1. Open Command Prompt
2. Type 'php -v' and press Enter
3. You should see output similar to:

   PHP 7.2.x (cli) (built: Month Day Year) ( NTS )
   Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
   Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
                   

4. Create a test PHP file named 'info.php' in your web server's root directory with the following content:

   <?php phpinfo(); ?>
                   

5. Access the file through your web browser (e.g., http://localhost/info.php)
6. If you see the PHP information page, the installation is successful