First I downloaded VC11 x86 Non Thread Safe php-5.6.5-nts-Win32-VC11-x86, then I installed IIS with CGI support.
To install IIS go to Control Panel -> Programs:
Turn Windows features on or off:
First just click on Internet Information Services check box, and automatically will be selected everything you need for IIS management:
Then go to Internet Information Services -> World Wide Web Services ->CGI, in my case I also installed ASP.Net since I do development mostly in .Net. CGI you need for Fast CGI support.
To check if IIS management is intalled go to Control panel -> System and security:
Administrative tools:
Search for Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:
Then I extracted downloaded PHP to c:\php, and renamed php.ini-development to php.ini:
After that in php.ini I searched and uncommented (deleted ";") following lines:
cgi.force_redirect = 0
cgi.fix_pathinfo=1
fastcgi.impersonate = 1
fastcgi.logging = 0
Then in IIS manager open Handler Mappings:
Click Add module mappings:
In the "Add Module Mapping" dialog enter the following:
Request path: *.php
Module: FastCgiModule
Executable: C:\php\php-cgi.exe
Name: PHP_via_FastCGI
Click "Request Restrictions" button and then configure the mapping to invoke handler only if request is mapped to a file or a folder:
Click OK, and click yes on dialog:
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Add Module Mapping
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Do you want to create a FastCGI application for this executable? Click “Yes” to add the entry to the FastCGI collection and to enable this executable to run as a FastCGI application.
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Yes No Cancel
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Start Notepad++as administrator, in my case, in advanced properties dialog for my shortcut I checked Run as administrator. Right click on icon in task bar (I pinned Notepad++ to taskbar), right click on Notepad++, left click on properties:
And check "Run as administrator" check box:
Now in Notepad++ write:
<?php phpinfo() ?>
Save it in C:\inetpub\wwwroot <- that is why you need administrative priveleges, now go to:
and you should see PHP info page.
To set index.php as default document, again open IIS manager, and click Default Document:
Click add:
And in name write index.php:
