ixalmida wrote:it is a frustrating experience
For some, that is apparently true... however, I've found that by simply following the instructions provided by each of the individual software's websites/readme files/etc., it's a rather straightforward process.
@: How did you install PHP? I've always used the .zip packages and the manual installation instructions and have never had any problems. If you're missing the php.ini file, you can download the .zip package and extract that file into your PHP folder. Depending upon how you've integrated PHP with Apache, though, you'll have to tell PHP where the file is located (such as by adding the 'PHPIniDir' directive to your httpd.conf file if PHP was installed as an ISAPI module/hook - the .dll file).
