Installing PHP
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The second component needed for Organizr to run is PHP.
Download PHP for Windows from here: (Non Thread Safe version used in this guide)
Create a folder called PHP under your Nginx directory e.g. C:\nginx\php and copy the downloaded files to this folder
Install NSSM - Skip to Step 2 if already installed
Download NSSM from:
Copy the nssm.exe from the win32 or win64 folder depending on your system to C:\Windows\System32
If you’ve got nssm already setup, open command prompt as admin.
Type in the following cmd nssm install php
Path = C:\nginx\php\php-cgi.exe
Startup directory = C:\nginx\php
Arguments = -b 127.0.0.1:9000
See image below for Example
Install Service
On the opened cmd prompt type in nssm start php to start the PHP service.
If the installed PHP service doesn’t start, then try manually running the php-cgi.exe file in C:\nginx\php\
If you get a missing ‘VCRUNTIME’ related error then follow the solution on this link:
Make a copy of one of the php.ini-development or php.ini-production files and rename it to php.ini
Open the php.ini file and search for the following and uncomment each:
extension_dir = "ext"
extension=php_openssl.dll
extension=php_pdo_sqlite.dll
extension=php_curl.dll
extension=php_sqlite3.dll
Please note that if you are running PHP 7.2 or higher, look for the below lines and uncomment them instead:
extension_dir = "ext"
extension=openssl
extension=pdo_sqlite
extension=curl
extension=sqlite3
Also, uncomment the following line and add ext to the end of it:
sqlite3.extension_dir =
So that is becomes: sqlite3.extension_dir = ext
On the opened cmdprompt type in nssm restart php to restart the PHP service to apply the changes in php.ini.
Then, to be sure all of the PHP packages are installed, run the following command with your package manager. Some of these may also require other dependencies, so select "Yes" to install those as well.
