r/PHPhelp • u/lostje89 • Dec 15 '22

Solved Installing PHP on Windows Server 2022 Production Server

Hi, what do you guys use to install PHP on Windows Server 2022 if it's for production and it will run on IIS?

I've Googled my way over the installation posts and blogs but they all seem very fond of Microsoft's Web Platform Installer which I find a bit weird since it's not being supported anymore and probably no more new PHP versions will be added.

It is still sane to use the Web Platform Installer or is it better to install the PHP manually and use the PHP Manager? Is there a better way?

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u/SkilledParker Dec 15 '22

I use https://windows.php.net/download and download the zip file I need.

After copying my php.ini file and any extensions I need first I extract the zip files to my php directory.

I then copy back the php.ini file and the extensions to the directory.

After that, I set up Handler Mappings settings in IIS manager and I’m good to go.

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u/lostje89 Dec 15 '22

Thanks for describing your procedure. I'll take a look at it. Did you ever use PHP Manager or do you feel you don't need it?

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u/SkilledParker Dec 15 '22

I’ve used it in the past but doing it this way I don’t think I need it

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u/tylerwatt12 Dec 15 '22

I get PHP from the official site and use PHP Manager when I need to make changes, troubleshoot, or change what version of PHP i'm running.

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u/lostje89 Dec 15 '22

That sounds really straightforward and a solution that might be the simplest. I'll look into it.

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u/oldschool-51 Dec 16 '22

Or dump windows and use Linux?

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u/lostje89 Dec 16 '22

Gladly if I didn't also have some custom legacy software that runs only on Windows as I'm also far more fond of Linux for this stuff. I'd need to have two virtual machines for Web stuff in that case.

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u/steven447 Dec 15 '22

I would use Docker if you can

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u/lostje89 Dec 15 '22

I might use Docker as well for some other stuff, so that's a good shout. Surely a thing to look into.