I have messed around so much with php and uninstalling and installing various versions that I now have 5 versions showing in the ad remove programs list. None of which will uninstall.... all come back with invalid install.log file error.!!
How can I complety clean out php from windows so I can start again from scratch? as PHP is now not working at all and I think this might be the prob. re this post http://phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10339452
I'm not sure I'd be able to help (I'd end up suggesting deleting the installation directories and then cleaning out the registry either manually, or with some sort of registry cleaner utility). Thing is, I don't have PHP listed in my "Add/Remove Programs" list; whenever I reinstall PHP (upgrading to a new version) I just download the .zip archive and unpack it into c:\php. That's the installation process.
I have looked through and there are quite a number of references to php....
a list of reg entries that php installs would be great.?
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What you'll want to delete are keys located in HLKM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall that have 'PHP' in the DisplayName string. Just navigate to that Uninstall key, do a Find for 'PHP', and delete any key that corresponds to a PHP installation (the 'key' is the part on the left that contains the GUID for the installation... {05BB2EC5-68Ef-...} etc.)
After that, it might be easier for you to a) install PHP using the .zip package (as Weedpacket described), since I personally think is much cleaner, gives you more control over the install process, allows you to configure extensions and configurations exactly the way you want, etc., or b) install an all-in-one package such as WAMP. Personal suggestion being option a, of course.
