From 9ffb6c61e624accc1b7243b512d59239da11b434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hannes Magnusson Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:27:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Remove Windows Installer instructions git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@332502 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1 --- install/windows/index.xml | 16 ---- install/windows/installer.xml | 76 ---------------- install/windows/installermsi.xml | 151 ------------------------------- install/windows/manual.xml | 4 +- 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 246 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 install/windows/installer.xml delete mode 100644 install/windows/installermsi.xml diff --git a/install/windows/index.xml b/install/windows/index.xml index 4794685660..c1db22be93 100644 --- a/install/windows/index.xml +++ b/install/windows/index.xml @@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ Windows 95 is no longer supported as of PHP 4.3.0. - - There are two main ways to install PHP for Windows: either - manually - or by using the installer. - If you have a development environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio, you can also build @@ -32,18 +27,7 @@ want to load various extensions for added functionality. - - - There are several all-in-one installers over the Internet, but none of - those are endorsed by PHP.net, as we believe that using one of - the official Windows packages from - &url.php.downloads; - is the best choice to have your system secure and optimized. - - - &install.windows.installer; - &install.windows.installermsi; &install.windows.manual; &install.windows.iis; &install.windows.iis6; diff --git a/install/windows/installer.xml b/install/windows/installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index a5e258c5f1..0000000000 --- a/install/windows/installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ - - - - Windows Installer (PHP 5.1.0 and earlier) - - - The Windows PHP installer is available from the downloads page at - &url.php.downloads;. This - installs the CGI version of PHP and for IIS, PWS, - and Xitami, it configures the web server as well. The installer does not - include any extra external PHP extensions (php_*.dll) as you'll only find - those in the Windows Zip Package and PECL downloads. - - - - While the Windows installer is an easy way to make PHP work, it is - restricted in many aspects as, for example, the automatic setup of - extensions is not supported. Use of the installer isn't the preferred - method for installing PHP. - - - - - First, install your selected HTTP (web) server on your - system, and make sure that it works. - - - - Run the executable installer and follow the instructions provided by the - installation wizard. Two types of installation are supported - standard, - which provides sensible defaults for all the settings it can, and advanced, - which asks questions as it goes along. - - - - The installation wizard gathers enough information to set up the &php.ini; - file, and configure certain web servers to use PHP. One of the web servers - the PHP installer does not configure for is Apache, so you'll need to - configure it manually. - - - - Once the installation has completed, the installer will inform you if you - need to restart your system, restart the server, or just start using PHP. - - - - - Be aware, that this setup of PHP is not secure. If you would like to have - a secure PHP setup, you'd better go on the manual way, and set every - option carefully. This automatically working setup gives you an instantly - working PHP installation, but it is not meant to be used on online servers. - - - - - diff --git a/install/windows/installermsi.xml b/install/windows/installermsi.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 8c52722a93..0000000000 --- a/install/windows/installermsi.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,151 +0,0 @@ - - - - Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later) - - The Windows PHP installer for later versions of PHP is built using MSI - technology using the Wix Toolkit (&url.wix;). - It will install and configure PHP and all the built-in and - PECL extensions, as well as configure many of the - popular web servers such as IIS, Apache, and Xitami. - - - - First, install your selected HTTP (web) server on your - system, and make sure that it works. Then proceed with one of the following - install types. - - - - Normal Install - - Run the MSI installer and follow the instructions provided by the - installation wizard. You will be prompted to select the Web Server you - wish to configure first, along with any configuration details needed. - - - - You will then be prompted to select which features and extensions you - wish to install and enable. By selecting "Will be installed on local - hard drive" in the drop-down menu for each item you can trigger whether - to install the feature or not. By selecting "Entire feature will be - installed on local hard drive", you will be able to install all - sub-features of the included feature (for example by selecting this - option for the feature "PDO" you will install all PDO Drivers). - - - - - It is not recommended to install all extensions by default, since many - of them require dependencies from outside PHP in order to function - properly. Instead, use the Installation Repair Mode that can be - triggered through the 'Add/Remove Programs' control panel to - enable or disable extensions and features after installation. - - - - - The installer then sets up PHP to be used in Windows and the &php.ini; - file, and configures certain web servers to use PHP. The installer will - currently configure IIS, Apache, Xitami, and Sambar - Server; if you are using a different web server you'll need to - configure it manually. - - - - - Silent Install - - The installer also supports a silent mode, which is helpful for Systems - Administrators to deploy PHP easily. To use silent mode: - - - - - - You can control the install directory by passing it as a parameter to the - install. For example, to install to e:\php: - - - - You can also use the same syntax to specify the Apache Configuration - Directory (APACHEDIR), the Sambar Server directory (SAMBARDIR), and the - Xitami Server directory (XITAMIDIR). - - - You can also specify what features to install. For example, to install - the mysqli extension and the CGI executable: - - - - - - The current list of Features to install is as follows: - - - - - - For more information on installing MSI installers from the command line, - visit &url.msicommandline; - - - - - Upgrading PHP with the Install - - - To upgrade, run the installer either graphically or from the command line - as normal. The installer will read your current install options, remove - your old installation, and reinstall PHP with the same options as before. - It is recommended that you use this method of keeping PHP updated instead - of manually replacing the files in the installation directory. - - - - - - diff --git a/install/windows/manual.xml b/install/windows/manual.xml index 55ca9ea284..80b5631217 100644 --- a/install/windows/manual.xml +++ b/install/windows/manual.xml @@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ Manual Installation Steps This section contains instructions for manually installing and configuring - PHP on Microsoft Windows. For the instructions on how to use PHP installer to - setup and configure PHP and a web server on Windows refer to - Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later). + PHP on Microsoft Windows. Selecting and downloading the PHP distribution package