RE: [INTERNALS-WIN] Re: [PHP-WEBMASTER] PHP Installation
| From: | Stephen Zarkos | Date: | Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:35:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [INTERNALS-WIN] Re: [PHP-WEBMASTER] PHP Installation | ||
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Hi Matt,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Ficken (Insight Global)
>
> Maybe we should have a copy of the VC CRT (x86 and x64) for download at
> windows.php.net/downloads/releases ?
>
I'm not certain about the license, but I would prefer to refer users to the Microsoft download
center to retrieve the most recent version, rather than maintaining it ourselves. I think as long
as they know what they need they can find the redist binaries and install them.
>
> Windows programs typically use an MSI installer that automatically ensures
> the correct CRT is installed (so normally Windows users don't think about
> it).... I'm not advocating having an MSI installer for PHP though! (copy-
> distributable ZIP files are much better, they just don't install the CRT).
We also have WebPI that will resolve this issue for some users as well.
Thanks,
Steve