Download and Setting Up PHP 7.4.xx

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Download PHP > 7.4 (Windows 10/8/7)

How to download and install manually:

• Launch your preferred browser, click >here< and click Downloads on the top menu bar.
• Click Windows Download for the Old Stable PHP 7.4.xx version.
• Check your system type, 32-bit or 64-bit.
• Under thread safe section, click the zip link to start downloading for your specific system.
• Once complete, unzip the PHP folder.
• Copy the unzipped folder and paste in your desired drive (C or D). Rename the folder if you want to.
• Open the PHP folder and look for "php.ini-development". Make a copy of this file and rename it as "php.ini".
• Open php.ini file with your preferred text editor (VSCode/Sublime etc).
• Search for "extension_dir" and uncomment like below:

• Now, open the command prompt, and type in 'php'. "not recognized" message will appear. PHP is not yet set to the system's path.
• Go to C/D drive (wherever you pasted the PHP folder). Open it and copy the location.
• Go to Start menu, type "variable".

• Go to Advanced > Environment Variables > Select 'Path' > Edit > New > Paste the PHP folder location path > ok > ok > ok. (Do this for both path, top and bottom window).
• Now, restart the command prompt. Type php -version.

• Type as below.
• The 'code .' let you open in VS Code. Use 'subl .' to open in Sublime.

• Try typing:

Done.