msvcr110.dll is missing from computer error while installing PHP

Question

I am trying to install PHP(5.5). I extracted the zip file in C:\\php folder. And I also set the \'Path\' system variable to C:\\php. But when I open co

Answer 1

I was missing the MSVCR110.dll. Which I corrected. I could run php from the command line but not the web server. Then I clicked on php-cgi.exe and it gave me the answer. The php5.dll was missing (I downloaded the wrong copy). So for my 2012 IIS box I re-installed using php's x86 non thread safe zip.