PHP is a general-purpose, multi-purpose, free, and widely used server-side scripting language for web development, it is a simple language for beginners and has enough advanced features for programmers, this article will guide you to install PHP 8.2 on Windows 10.
What is PHP?
PHP (recursive abbreviation of PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is open source software (OSS), a subset of scripting languages such as JavaScript and Python. The difference is that PHP is mainly used for server-side communication such as collecting form data, managing files on the server, modifying databases, etc., while JavaScript can be used for both frontend and backend and Python – only for the client-side (backend)
Although PHP is considered a general-purpose scripting language, it is most widely used for web development. This is due to one of its standout features – the ability to embed in HTML files.
If you don’t want others to see your source code, you can hide it using this scripting language. Simply write your code in a PHP file, embed it in HTML, and people will never know the original content.
Why should you use PHP?
PHP isn’t the only server-side scripting language available – there are many others. However, it has an advantage over its competitors if you’re running a WordPress site. WordPress is built on the use of PHP, so using it greatly improves the amount of customization you can have on your site. You can use it to modify existing plugins and themes, or create your own.
A few reasons why PHP is a great scripting language to use:
- Easy to learn – you can learn easily because it has great documentation of its functions and examples.
- Widely used – it is used to create all kinds of platforms like e-commerce, blogs, social media, etc. Statistics show that 79% of all websites use PHP!
- Low cost – it is open source so you can use it for free.
- Large community – if you face any problem with it, you don’t have to worry because there are many PHP blogs on the internet.
- Integration with databases – some examples are MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, DB2, etc.
Install PHP 8.2 on Windows 10
Follow the steps below to install PHP on Windows:
- Go to https://www.php.net/ and go to the download section.
- Select the php download package version you want to use to download, here I choose PHP 8.2.24 for Windows.
- The website displays many different options, select the Thread safe version, then click on the zip file to download.
- Extract the zip file you just downloaded on your computer.
After extracting, you have the extracted folder.
- Copy the extracted folder to the Program files folder in drive C => click “Continue”
- After copying the folder to drive C:\Program Files, copy the address of the folder.
- Now click on Start Menu and search “Edit the system environment variables” and open it.
- Variable New window appears => select “Environment Variables…”
- In the new window, double-click Path in the System variables section
- Select New in the new window => paste the address we copied from step 6 => click OK
Click OK => OK to save the changes
- Now your PHP has been installed on your computer. You can check by going to the Windows search section, typing “Command Prompt” and opening it
When Command Prompt opens, type: php –v => Enter to check the installed php version.
So you have successfully installed PHP 8.2 on Windows 10.
With VPS Windows 10 Enterprise, log in to VPS and do the same as above
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