New Install on Windows XP Pro Media Center

[Sunabac]

I would like to have a "test" environment on my laptop which is running Windows XP Pro Media Center, IIS5.1. I downloaded and run php-5.2.0-win32-installer (un-installed and re-installed twice), but when I look under start, all programs, PHP5- I see only licence txt. I need PHP to run Zen Cart on my laptop, correct?? What am I doing wrong??

[pots]

Hi Sunabac
You need to download and install easy php, which will give you the working environment you need. Hope you enjoy inventing your shop, it can take hours but very gratifying in the end.
http://www.easyphp.org/telechargements.php3
All the best
Pots

[Sunabac]

hmm, downloaded & installed, got an roor message about port 80 being used. EasyPHP is stopped; on left click, the following are disabled:
Administration
Local Web
Restart
Pending
This is even when I stopped MSSQLServer
I think I am over my head..
I think I need step-by-step instructions...

[waveneybooks]

Don't know if you are running Skype, but I think that it may use post 80.

I could also be rambling complete rubbish, I'm known for it

[kobra]

Don't know if you are running Skype, but I think that it may use post 80.

It is skype or another service that is using Port 80.

I run skype and easyphp, and my workaround is an order thing.

Fully, exit skype(or the other service using P80), start easyphp, restart skype.

This works for skype, if you have another service it may or may not like sharing Port 80

[telepatico]

My computer is a laptop too and I am using windows media center. I am running my Zencart in localhost and with ssl for testing purposes. I am using XAMPP, which has PHP 5.2.0, Mysql, Apache, open ssl and few other things. After a very useful and effective help from this forum, I installed a bug fix for PHP, and everything is running fine. You can also use WAMP. The good thing about these two are that everything install for you and with just a little tweaking, no problems will arise.