The
.php extension is only a suggestion; you can use any extension you like, including .html, .php5, or
even .jason. In addition, you can designate multiple extensions simply by including them all on the
line, each separated by a space. While some users prefer to use PHP in conjunction with the .html
extension, keep in mind that doing so will ultimately cause the file to be passed to PHP for parsing
every single time an HTML file is requested. Some people may consider this convenient, but it will
come at the cost of performance.
Installing Apache and PHP on Windows
Whereas previous Windows-based versions of Apache weren??™t optimized for the
Windows platform, Apache 2 was completely rewritten to take advantage of Windows
platform-specific features. Even if you don??™t plan to deploy your application on
Windows, it nonetheless makes for a great localized testing environment for those
users who prefer it over other platforms. The installation process follows:
18 CHAPTER 2 ?– CONFIGURING YOUR ENV IRONMENT
1. Start the Apache installer by double-clicking the apache_X.X.XX-win32-x86-
no_ssl.msi icon. The Xs in this file name represent the latest stable version
numbers of the distributions you downloaded in the previous section.
2. The installation process begins with a welcome screen. Take a moment to read
the screen and then click Next.
3. The license agreement is displayed next.
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