Starting from release 1.8, full PHP install is no longer supported by Microsoft's Web Platform Installer as the extensions are not included by default. For this reason, install PHP using the Zip file installation process. The installation steps are as below.


For additional information about PHP for windows you can go to Microsoft's website at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/application-frameworks/install-and-configure-php-on-iis/install-and-configure-php



PHP Installation Steps

1. Go to Microsoft's PHP install section https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/application-frameworks/install-and-configure-php-on-iis/install-and-configure-php#install-php

click on the download link latest non-thread-safe Zip file package.

click on Windows downloads under current stable version 

Download the zip file under Non Thread Safe section



Make sure to select the link for non-thread-safe zip file for the install.




2. Click on the Install PHP NOW button to download the installer. 


You can install appropriate version of PHP for your environment from https://www.php.net/ . Currently supported version is 5.3 and higher



3. Once the download has finished go to the location in which you downloaded the file.


4. Click on the file to start the Web Platform Installer.


5. The installer will walk you through the installation of PHP.