BleepingComputer.com: Installing apache2 and php5 on windows

Hey folks,

I'm trying to do the above on XP using the following instructions:

Download apache2

Save to C:\ to prompt a diretory of C:\apache2 (for ease of navigation presumably)

Insert localhost as the server settings and a spare e-mail adress for initial config, otherwise install a typical setup.

Download php5 and save in C:\php5\

Insert the following code in the main apache config file (httpd.conf) in the global settings section under the main LoadModule text block.

LoadModule php5_module c:/php5/php5apache2.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "c:\php5"

This should tell apache that php5 is present and limit file interpretation to .php.

Rename file php.ini-dist (main php config file) to php.ini and save in C:\php5\

open a text editor and insert the following:

<?

phpinfo()

?>

Save it in apache's htdocs directory as phpinfo.php

Restart apache.

To test the config open a web browser and type

http://localhost/phpinfo.php

And that should bring up a system spec with a range of info.

Of course, it doesn't. If anyone has any idea why this might be the case (I've checked for typo's) I'd appreciate it.

Had a coffee and thought about it. The above method should work perfectly well if you ensure that the file phpinfo.php is saved as aa php file and not a text file. DOH!