note 95029 added to install

Hi, I've just downloaded php-5.3.1 and have extracted the files but now have no idea what to do with them. In truth I don't even really understand whether PHP is some sort of program I need to get running or whether it runs in the background or what!? Help would be appreciated, thanks. James. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 87.113.107.81 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/95029 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/95029 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/95029 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php