Microsoft is committed to better Web experiences for everyone. It's a big, complex Web world out there, and no single vendor can address all of your needs. Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7.0 provides an open platform for hosting PHP applications from a single server. We’ve optimized IIS to support your PHP applications and ensure that it runs better, faster and even more reliable.
Install PHP for Windows Here!
Install the latest version of PHP for Windows using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer.
It’s fast, easy and takes the guess work out of getting PHP up and running on Windows
and IIS.
PHP + Windows
The Microsoft Web Platform supports interoperability of PHP applications and solutions
built on Windows. Many PHP developers currently use Windows for their development
environment of choice, and with the Windows Web Application Gallery, PHP developers
now can choose from numerous applications and solutions, built in PHP, that run
well on Windows. In addition, PHP developers can benefit from the huge community
bases of ASP.NET, PHP, Microsoft Partners, and other communities out there that
are committed to supporting the Windows Web Application Gallery. Microsoft is committed
to helping developers, regardless of language of preference, be successful on the
platform.
Discover. Install. Enjoy.
The Windows Web App Gallery provides simple streamline ways for users to explore,
discover, install and deploy PHP web applications on the Windows Platform. Take
advantage of the Web App Gallery to share your web app with millions of Windows
users worldwide! Are you a developer? If so head over to the developer’s section
and get an inside look into how you can join in on the fun. Here you can download
documentation, guidelines and even submit your web app. Head over now.
SQL Driver
The SQL Server Driver for PHP v1.0 is designed to enable reliable, scalable integration
with SQL Server for PHP applications deployed on the Windows platform. The Driver
for PHP is a PHP 5 extension that allows the reading and writing of SQL Server data
from within PHP scripts. It provides a procedural interface for accessing data in
all Editions of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 (including Express Editions).
Visit the SQL Server PHP Driver website for more information.
Fast. FastCGI
The IIS FastCGI component enables popular application frameworks like PHP be hosted
on the IIS web server in a high-performance and reliable way. FastCGI helps these
application frameworks to achieve improved performance on Windows over CGI, while
allowing stable operation in production environments.
Tools
Open and edit PHP pages directly in Expression Web 3 and apply the full range of
standards-based design tools to PHP. Open and edit PHP pages directly in Expression
Web 2 and apply the full range of standards-based design tools to PHP including
code-coloring, snippets and IntelliSense™. It also ships with a PHP development
server that lets you test your PHP pages without any other external web server dependencies.
Learn more about Expression Web.
Resources
Get productive with PHP on Windows. Learn how to get started, get technical information,
and more.
Everything you need to get started, FREE with a single streamlined installer.
