Install PHP and PHP Manager on Windows Server 2022 – Easy way

To install PHP Manager on Windows Server 2022, follow these steps:

Step 1: Install IIS (Internet Information Services)

  1. Open Server Manager.
  2. Click on Add roles and features.
  3. In the wizard, click Next until you reach the Server Roles section.
  4. Check Web Server (IIS) and click Next.
  5. Proceed through the wizard, ensuring to include necessary features, then click Install.
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Installing PHP on Windows Server 2022 – Manual Way

To install PHP on Windows Server 2022, follow these steps:

Step 1: Download PHP

  1. Go to the PHP for Windows website.
  2. Download the latest version of PHP. Choose the “Non-thread safe” version for IIS.

Step 2: Extract PHP

  1. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a directory, e.g., C:\php.

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Howto: Converting from vBulletin to IP.Board

I am getting ready to convert Computer Help Forums from vBulletin to IPB. This is in a way a more complex change because the users use the album feature extensively. We also have a downloads section so those will have to moved over to IP.Downloads.

I am starting this to document the steps I take so it can serve as a tutorial for others that are going to switch from vBulletin to IPB. The vBulletin version running is 3.8.4. The version of IPB that will be installed will be 3.0.5. I will also install IP.Downloads, IP.Gallery, IP.Blog and IP.Content.

Watch this post to follow the progress of this vBulletin to IPB conversion. Each step and procedure as well as post conversion configuration will be outlined so that anyone that  wants to convert from vBulletin to IPB will have a set of procedures to follow.

Read on to see the steps I took to convert Computer Help Forums from vbulletin to IPB.

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Adding A, IP, MX Records to a Windows DNS zone

If you have to first set up your DNS server on Windows check out Setting Up Windows Server 2003 DNS Server. If you already have your Windows DNS server setup and just want to add a few records this tutorial will explain how to add those DNS records.

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