Prerequisites

• Windows 11 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 8.2 ZIP package for Windows (x64 Non Thread Safe)
3. Extract the ZIP file to a folder (e.g., C:\php)
4. Rename the extracted folder to 'php'
5. Add the PHP folder path to the Windows PATH environment variable:
   • Open System Properties
   • Click on "Environment Variables"
   • Under "System variables", find and edit "Path"
   • Click "New" and add the PHP folder path (e.g., C:\php)
   • Click "OK" to save changes
6. Copy php.ini-development to php.ini in the PHP folder
7. Open php.ini and uncomment necessary extensions by removing the semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line

Verification

1. Open Command Prompt
2. Type php -v and press Enter
3. You should see the PHP version information, confirming successful installation
4. To test PHP processing, create a file named info.php with the following content:

   <?php phpinfo(); ?>

5. Save the file in your web server's document root
6. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/info.php
7. If you see the PHP information page, the installation is complete and working correctly