Re: [INTERNALS-WIN] Re: [PHP-WEBMASTER] PHP Installation

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote: > I just want to be able to run the binary. I have no Windows experience > and honestly don't want to know to much about it either. I just want > to run php there for testing purposes. > > Bundle it would be fantastic, then we guarantee the user uses the > runtime it was built for and its less work for the user. > If it can be redistributed with MSI installed apps, it probably can be > with a .zip too. > I do not think we can without asking the users to actually install it. Or it won't get updated later then. So no, I am not in favor of bundle it. >>> 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. > > Googling WebPI, it seems like a Microsoft products exclusive > installer.. Excellent for those who are already in the Microsoft > heaven, but not for those who'd like to use alternatives like apache > or whatever. Wamp, xamp. apachelounge, apachefriends, etc. There are dozen ways to do that. We should list them if not already done. All of them rely on the php.net's binaries. Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org