Now that you have PHP installed it’s time to install mysql. Mysql is the database server of choice for just about all forum software packages that run on PHP enabled servers. Installing mysql and getting it ready for use on your Windows Server is very easy. At the most it shouldn’t take more than an hour or less. Lets get started.
Windows: Installing PHP
While many admins choose Linux with Apache as their server software of choice there is an alternative. Windows and IIS. This tutorial will show you how to install PHP on a Windows server.