Prerequisites

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

Installation

1. Visit the official PHP website: https://www.php.net/downloads.php
2. Download the PHP 8.0 Windows ZIP package (Thread Safe or Non-Thread Safe, depending on your web server)
3. Extract the ZIP file to a directory of your choice (e.g., C:\php)
4. Rename the extracted folder to 'php'
5. Add the PHP directory (C:\php) to your system's PATH environment variable:
   • Open System Properties
   • Click on "Environment Variables"
   • Under "System variables", find and edit "Path"
   • Add the PHP directory (C:\php) to the list
6. Copy the php.ini-development file to php.ini in the same directory
7. Open php.ini and uncomment the required extensions by removing the semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line
8. Save the php.ini file

Verification

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

   PHP 8.0.x (cli) (built: ...) ( ... )
   Copyright (c) The PHP Group
   Zend Engine v4.0.x, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
           

4. To verify PHP is working with your web server, create a file named info.php in your web server's document root with the following content:

   <?php
   phpinfo();
   ?>
           

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