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Phpdev is a bundle of PHP/Apache/MySQL/PERL/phpMyAdmin/PHP-GTK preconfigured to run on the win32 platform.

First of all phpdev wants to be installed on the default port of HTTP servers ie port 80.If you where using IIS on port 80, you need to change the IIS port before installing phpdev.

Steps to change the IIS port
1.Click Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services.
2.Expand the console tree to reveal the Default Web Site.
3.Right-click Default Web Site and choose Properties.
4.Enter an unused port number in the TCP Port text box and click OK. (We can chose 8080, but if you’re running Tomcat on 8080, you should enter another unused port.)


5.To verify the changes goto the browser and type “http://localhost:
/yoursite/”

Following are the Steps to install Phpdev:
1.Download phpdev from SourceForge.net to a folder on your computer.
2.Double-click the executable file, phpdev423.exe, to launch the installer.
3.You can change the drive of your wish to install phpdev by the the browser button.

4.Click Install.
5.The installer copies the required files into the installation directory.
6.When the installation is complete, the following command prompt appears.

7.The command prompt instructs you to run the appropriate batch file to start Apache and MySQL. Before you do this, open the file in Notepad (e.g., C:\phpdev\2K-NT-XP-phpdev_start.bat). The Windows NT/2000/XP version contains the following code:
cd c:\phpdev\apache
start apache -k start
cd c:\phpdev\
start apachemonitor.exe
cd c:\phpdev\mysql\bin
start mysqld-nt.exe –standalone
start http://localhost/
exit
8.Ensure that the paths in the batch file are correct. If not, revise them and save the file.
9.Double-click the batch file for your platform to start Apache and MySQL.
This opens the phpdev home page in your browser:

Which shows the phpdev home page lists the files and folders in your web root (e.g., C:\phpdev\www). In addition, this page links to phpMyAdmin and two sample applications: phpWebSite and Invision Discussion Board (IBForums).