setup.windowsinstall

Installing on Windows without Cygwin

If you'd like to setup the XP framework on Windows and don't want to use it inside a [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin] environment, here's how:

Fetching the release

Because Windows does not have a builtin downloading command line utility, we need to do it the point- and click way:

• Right-click this link http://releases.xp-framework.net/download/5.7.8/setup and select "Save target as"
• Save the file to any place, e.g. ```C:\Users\Thekid\Downloads\setup.php```

Running setup

Typical installation --- To install a framework release in your own home directory, open a "cmd" window and type the following:

  C:\Users\Thekid>mkdir Xp Xp\bin Xp\lib
  C:\Users\Thekid>cd Xp\lib
  C:\Users\Thekid\Xp\lib>php C:\Users\Thekid\Downloads\setup.php -d ..\bin

Finally, press the Windows-Key and "Pause" simultaneously to open the "system properties" dialog window. On the "Extended" tab, press the button labled "Environment variables". Add a variable called Path (or edit an existing one) in the section "user variables" and add C:\Users\Thekid\Xp\bin as value.

See also

[doc://setup/framework The generic setup instructions]