title: Apache Error - Installing PHP 5.5.7 in Apache 2.2 on Windows 2008 R2 Server
body: <p>I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.5.7 (VC11 x86 Thread Safe) from <a href="http://windows.php.net/download/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://windows.php.net/download/</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Followed instructions from <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.apache2.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.apache2.php</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/09/24/installing-and-setting-up-apache-22-series-with-php-5-on-windows/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/09/24/installing-and-setting-up-apache-22-series-with-php-5-on-windows/</a> to no avail.</p>
  
  <p>Apache simply will not start with the added PHP configuration in httpd.conf...if I comment out all PHP configuration Apache starts with no issues.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GzI7Z.jpg" alt="Apache &amp; PHP Configuration"></p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/U1pm8.jpg" alt="Updated php.ini to forward slashes"></p>
  
  <p>Updated php.ini to forward slashes</p>