Php and Apache question

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I went to the Php site and downloaded the VC9 x86 32-bit 5.3.6 version of PhP.

They said not to use the Apache builds on the apache site, but go to Apache on Windows binaries and modules download and download that one.

It comes in a zip and I am wondering if all is well with that?

I had been using the Php 5.2.17 with Apache 2.2 but phpmyadmin kept giving me an error, some mismatch between 5.0 somethings and I could never get it removed.

Any ideas would be fine. I also choose NOT to use a Wamp. I want to install each thing, PhP, Apache, Mysql.

Would Php 5.3 and Mysql 5.5 still give me that error in phpmyadmin? Just wondering.

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PHP 5 and Mysql 5 should work ok together. In theory. Getting it all to work and play nicely can actually be pretty frustrating though especially if you’re running it from a usb stick as many people now do. It took me many days to get it running properly with lots of googling, testing, rebooting, more testing etc.

I’m still using apache 1.3 and php/mysql 4 for this reason because i simply can’t be bothered to go through it all again to get version 5 of php and mysql running under apache 2. I’d rather install a wamp package but i’ve never found one i’m completely happy with.