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<h1>Installation on Windows systems</h1>
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Installing PHP on modern Microsoft Windows systems and recommended configuration with common web servers.
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The Official releases of PHP on Windows are recommended for production use.
However, you are welcome to build PHP from Source. You will need a Visual Studio environment. See <a href="https://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild" class="link external">» Step by Step Build Instructions</a>.
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